On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:28:03 +0100
Paul Corfield wrote:
The problem with the deep level tube is that evacuation is difficult. You
need a member of staff around.

Do you really? I am struggling to think of an occasion when a driver on
his / her own have evacuated passengers down a tunnel with no support
from staff from stations / those who been brought in to manage an

The point is that if he had to he probably could. How long will it take
station staff to walk to the train compared to the driver already being there?

Even with the drive around we still had the situation of people stuck on
a central line train in mid summer for hours a few years back. Quite what the
morons in charge were thinking instead of just leading the passengers off is a
mystery that will probably remain unsolved.

Depending on how well SBS Transit managed such an event may colour my
view about completely unstaffed systems. In reality it's not a lot
different to getting in a lift - they're unstaffed and take you from one
point to another. Most people are completely unphased by using a lift.

And how long do most people spend in a lift? 30 seconds to go maybe 100 metres?
Its somewhat different.

Interesting that you want a driver on the train just in case and yet you
routinely condemn everyone who works for LUL as thick, useless, overpaid
and workshy. Why would you want a person in a train in a safety

Given how long my wife was delayed on the central line yesterday because
of a "signal failure" at shepherds bush that opinion hasn't changed.

question btw - there does appear to be a slight glimmer of double
standards here which is most unusual. You're usually consistently
negative and obnoxious about LUL.

When you have a screw and no tools, even a hammer would be better than nothing.

B2003