During the hot spell last week the announcer at Westminster Tube was
advising passengers to carry bottled water with them.

As far as I know the tube has been operating for over 100 yeras
without any seriious incidents of dehydrated passengers. Have the
operators now lost confidenc in their ability to get people to their
destination within a reasonable time?

Gary Jenkins wrote:
During the hot spell last week the announcer at Westminster Tube was
advising passengers to carry bottled water with them.

As far as I know the tube has been operating for over 100 yeras
without any seriious incidents of dehydrated passengers.

As far as I can recall, they have been suggesting this since the
incident a couple of years ago when a very hot and crowded Victoria Line
train was stuck near Highbury and Islington for quite some time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2686441.stm

Have the
operators now lost confidenc in their ability to get people to their
destination within a reasonable time?

dave

Gary Jenkins wrote:

During the hot spell last week the announcer at Westminster Tube was
advising passengers to carry bottled water with them.

As far as I know the tube has been operating for over 100 yeras
without any seriious incidents of dehydrated passengers.

another link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/re...res/tube.shtml

Gary Jenkins wrote:

During the hot spell last week the announcer at Westminster Tube was
advising passengers to carry bottled water with them.

As far as I know the tube has been operating for over 100 yeras
without any seriious incidents of dehydrated passengers. Have the
operators now lost confidenc in their ability to get people to their
destination within a reasonable time?

Might be a good idea if they put vending machins selling bottled water
on the tube rather than the endless chocolate and sugary fizzy drink.

"Stuart" wrote in message
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Gary Jenkins wrote:

During the hot spell last week the announcer at Westminster Tube was
advising passengers to carry bottled water with them.

As far as I know the tube has been operating for over 100 yeras
without any seriious incidents of dehydrated passengers. Have the
operators now lost confidenc in their ability to get people to their
destination within a reasonable time?

Might be a good idea if they put vending machins selling bottled water
on the tube rather than the endless chocolate and sugary fizzy drink.




Might be an even better idea if they had some free water fountains on each
platform.

JB wrote:

Might be an even better idea if they had some free water fountains on each
platform.
Ah, you mean urinals? ;-) (They will most likely be used as such......)

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"JB" wrote in message
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Might be an even better idea if they had some free water fountains on each
platform.

It wouldn't be allowed by H&S. Water would have to be in sealed containers.

On Wed, 26 May 2004 12:05:28 +0100, Jack Taylor wrote:

"JB" wrote in message
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Might be an even better idea if they had some free water fountains on each
platform.

It wouldn't be allowed by H&S.

Why not? One of the things I like about The US is in most public
places their will be a water fountain. If they can handle it why
can't we?

Water would have to be in sealed containers.

Why is it different from the tap in the corner of my office?

David

Stuart typed


Gary Jenkins wrote:

During the hot spell last week the announcer at Westminster Tube was
advising passengers to carry bottled water with them.

As far as I know the tube has been operating for over 100 yeras
without any seriious incidents of dehydrated passengers. Have the
operators now lost confidenc in their ability to get people to their
destination within a reasonable time?

Might be a good idea if they put vending machins selling bottled water
on the tube rather than the endless chocolate and sugary fizzy drink.


The Coca-Cola machine I last tried (Harrow-on-the-Hill I think but could
have been Preston Road) did sell water but it was empty...

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"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
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"JB" wrote in message
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Might be an even better idea if they had some free water fountains on
each
platform.

It wouldn't be allowed by H&S. Water would have to be in sealed
containers.

Is that motivated purely by H&S considerations or (being cynical) could it
be that bottled water can be charged for (and therefore someone can make a
profit out of those sales) whereas a water fountain cannot easily be made
profitable?

What is the perceived hazard from having water coming out of a tap, the way
it has done for many decades and the way that it still does in private
houses? As long as the water comes from the rising main and not from a
storage tank, I don't see what the problem is.