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Old January 15th 16, 10:25 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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In article , d () wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:05:33 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
I think we all know what an Inspector Sands call means, though I never
knew where his name came from. This article told me, and some of the
other coded

I always assumed it was because in times past they'd chuck the sand
bucket on a fire. I'm fairly sure I remember one being in a lot of
stations when I was
a kid.

I remember sand buckets on the tube. They looked pretty ancient.

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Colin Rosenstiel
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