In message , David
writes

Just heard on the news that survivers of the July tube bombings have
criticised LU's decision to return 4 cars of the Piccadilly Line train
involved back to service. I assume this would be the undamaged set.
Whilst I have every sympathy for those involved, this does seem rather
extreme. Would they prefer the whole train be scrapped resulting
overcrowding on the remaining trains.

I think someone possibly has the wrong end of a stick here?

The 'unit' that was involved was 166 which is a 3 car unit
(166-566-366+something else). The device was actually detonated in 166
but badly affected 566 too. 366 was untouched (I saw it quite intact in
Cockfosters depot a few days later after it had been removed from the
incident site), and the remainder of the train (the 'something else'
which I can't remember the unit numbers of) has been back in service for
some time now.

Out of interest, I'm told (I spent all last week on nights there but
didn't actually go and check to confirm - that would be a bit too
morbid, I think) that the car currently quite visible at the east end of
Northfields depot under blue tarpaulin is 566, now returned to us.

There were a total of 4 LU cars involved in the 3 incidents, as there
were the 2 on the Picc. and then 2 each in the other two. Perhaps that
is where 4 comes from?

As someone who will have to drive the thing, I don't see any more
problem with driving this train than any other that someone may have
tragically lost their life on - and there are a few of them out there.
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