On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:20:08 GMT, "Richard J."
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On Sep 12, 7:39 pm, "dB" wrote:
"Paul Scott" wrote in message

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6991061.stm

How many trains fail across the country in the course of a normal
day, resulting in pax detraining? Is it really as newsworthy as
the BBC seem to think?

Paul

In fairness, it is causing some very severe delays. It started
just after 9 o'clock this morning and is still going on now.
Considering that both White City and Ruislip have depots, I am
surprised that there are so few trains running between those
stations (and Ealing Broadway) in peak time this evening. They
can't have all the trains the other side of London; the westbound
service also came to a halt this morning because the trains were
stacking up. So where have all these trains gone?

Put away in depots after drivers refused to drive them "in the
interests of health & safety" after a bit fell off of one of them at
Holland Park this morning (here we go again...). And poor Bob Crow
is probably stuck in Brighon for the TUC Conferance!

Does anyone know which bit fell off? I hope it wasn't a motor again.

Not yet - more info in the morning I expect. If it had been a motor
there would probably have been a derailment with all that typically
entails. Given the line got back into service after the incident I
would guess that what fell off was not too substantial. However having
anything falling off is not acceptable.

If the RMT are worried about bits falling off, why are they still
driving between Leytonstone and Epping, and Leytonstone and Hainault?

Possibly because the few trains that are needed for that have been
inspected in Hainault depot and passed for service? The rest of the
fleet will be having a "once round" done on them now and overnight with
the intent of maximising the number available for service in the
morning.

I see that the LU website also says that there may be disruption
tomorrow (Thursday) morning. No further details, possibly to avoid
alarming the public about bits falling off and safety concerns.

The truth of the matter will emerge in due course.
--
Paul C


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