In message , at 11:01:47 on
Thu, 2 Oct 2014, Paul Corfield remarked:
A train failure at Tottenham Court Road before 0700 resulted in no
Central Line service between Liverpool Street and Marble Arch until
about noon.
Alternative reports of emergency engineering works made me guess the
failed train hit something. Loss of the Central line seemed to overload
the westbound Jubilee. I boarded the fourth arriving train at London
Bridge about 0830. ;(

I suppose the day continued in kind.

The failure rate seems much lower than it was about 5 years ago. Double
failures are now rare. 40% delay improvement claims seem pessimistic.

It is reported on the District Dave blog that an engineering hours
move of the preserved Cravens unit (back from the EOR) resulted in
damage to the conductor rail. The first service train had several of
its shoes knocked off by the misaligned track. That train was then
stranded. Getting the train out of the way and then repairing the
conductor rail is what took the time. Not the first time this sort of
thing has happened (i.e. damaged conductor rail knocking current shoes
off trains).

Doesn't bode well for future moves for the Cravens unit. I wonder who
will get the bill for that episode?
--
Roland Perry