In message , Chris
writes
On the tube, why are there only a finite number of reasons for delays with
very little explanation (and often different reasons at different stations)?
Does anyone have a complete list? So far I've got:
* Passenger action
* Person under a train
* Signal Failure
* Failure of safety equipment
* Late finish of engineering works
* Earlier delays
* Staff shortage

There isn't a definitive list.

I try to come up with the best factual reason based on the information I
receive, without making it sound too technical. For example, nobody
really needs to know that a block joint has failed ahead and we are
proceeding under rule - a signal failure is quite adequate, but that
could also cover a failing train stop, a failed green/red aspect and so
on.
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In message , Tom Robinson
writes

"Person taken ill" on the Bak last night.

This usually means someone fell onto the live rails and had to be
scraped off before they could start the trains again.

No, that would be a person under a train. Person taken ill is usually
some drunk in a comatose state.
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