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Old February 21st 12, 08:40 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Frying smell in victoria line trains

On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:41:37 -0800 (PST)
Offramp wrote:
On Feb 20, 11:26=A0am, wrote:

Has anyone else noticed the occasional smell of frying you seem to get
in the new trains? Have they used some natural oil in the ventilation fan=

s or
something? =A0Its not unpleasent but it got a bit overpowering on saturda=

y.

The new air-conditioners are powered by diesel, but recycled vegetable
oil also works.
When one is in the cab the smell can be pretty bad. The air-
conditioning handle-turner man lights the pilot and turns the big
wheel - the faster he spins it the colder it gets; simple!
It smells overpoweringly of fish and chips and it makes a roaring
CHUNGA-CHUNGA-CHUNGA sound.


*guffaw*

B2003