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[email protected] · February 10th 13, 12:00 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway

On 09/02/2013 23:11, Charles Ellson wrote:
On Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:39:09 +0000, (A.Lee) wrote:

wrote:

On 09/02/2013 14:11, Mizter T wrote:

When there was some concern about them potentially catching fire, IIRC.
Not something LU takes any chances about these days (quite rightly).

Please explain.

Vending machines are strictly controlled on LU (TfL?), by having to meet
strict rules on flammability and control of any fires.
I used to supply (well, not me, but the Co. I worked for) various
equipment for LU, all of these had extra fire proof material compared to
our normal stuff, as well as extra sfatey features inside - e.g. faster
breaking CBs and a fire extinguisher if a fire did occur.

Maybe the chocolate machine suppliers couldnt meet these rules?

There are also the elements which have killed off unattended vending
machines in general - vandalism and theft.

The few times that I purchased any sweets from them, I found that they
would dispense more than one of what I bought. I wonder if that was a
factor?