Thread: Can't the tube just go one day without some major fsckup?
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Old February 19th 09, 12:27 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Can't the tube just go one day without some major fsckup?
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On Feb 19, 11:41 am, Mike Bristow wrote:
Often, the root cause of the signal failure is a failure of the
points locking mechanisim (or the magic that tells the signalling
system it is locked).

Fair enuff , I didn't know that. Perhaps it would be too expensive but
couldn't each set of points have a backup locking system?

So you think that when something has erroneously locked, a second lock might
help?


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