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June 5th 10, 07:33 PM
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1928 equipment causing commuter misery at Edgware Road Tube
"Paul Corfield" wrote in message ... On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 10:19:53 -0700 (PDT), CJB wrote: Murad Qureshi calls for new signal box - 1928 equipment causing commuter misery at Edgware Road Tube Published: 4 June 2010 by JAMIE WELHAM IT has been described as the "arm-pit" of the underground and is a perennial source of rage for browbeaten Circle line commuters. http://www.westendextra.com/news/201...y-edgware-road So what? Mr Qureshi was told all about this prior to his visit because Mike Brown (LUL MD) explained what happens at Edgware Road when he sat in front of the GLA Transport Committee recently. The more important issue here is not that Mr Qureshi does a "headline grab" but that the sub surface resignalling proceeds to programme. It is that which will deliver improvement but it will still take a number of years to achieve. The 1928 signal box is not going to disappear for a number of years. Its continuing existence is a classic example of "make do and mend" investment decisions (and lack of sustained capital monies) that have prevented large scale signalling works on the sub surface network for decades. This is what you get when people decide that it is OK to slash expenditure on public transport. -- Paul C 1928 it's hardly old for the railway is it? |
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