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Old July 26th 16, 02:22 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On 21/07/2016 00:02, David Jones wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:51:20 +0100, Offramp wrote:

I think the hottest temperatures irregularly encounter are on the
VICTORIA LINE between GREEN PARK and VICTORIA when punters are
****arsing around at Victoria and my packed train stops in the tunnel.
The equanimity shown by my fellow passengers is totally admirable.


But then, elsewhere, bus drivers have turned the heating on: "Passengers
'boiled alive' on heated buses"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-36849648 . So, lucky it
is you can count yourself.


On some models of buses the heating can only be turned on and off at the
garage by a fitter. Seems to me an absurd design element, but it can
explain some hot buses - certainly it's something that has happened in
London in the recent past.