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Old February 19th 09, 10:44 AM posted to uk.transport.london
John B John B is offline
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Default Can't the tube just go one day without some major fsckup?

On Feb 19, 11:12*am, "John Rowland"
wrote:
To effect quick turnarounds you
need to roster in "stepping back" which is used at Brixton. However
you can't just magic drivers out of nowhere


Why would you have to magic up a driver? The train already has one and
since he can't get to where he was going anyway why can't he just
drive it back in the other direction?


Can't Boltar just go one day without some major fsckup?


Actually he inadvertently has a point here - aren't the new Thameslink
trains being specced with CCTV in the driver's cab so s/he can back up
without changing ends if required...?

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