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Martin J February 11th 05 03:09 PM

'Structrual damage' at Baker Street AM Friday 11th Feb
 
The Met line was delayed very early this morning with the above explanation.
Just what does this LU euphemism mean?
Martin J.



d February 11th 05 03:30 PM

'Structrual damage' at Baker Street AM Friday 11th Feb
 
"Martin J" wrote in message
...
The Met line was delayed very early this morning with the above
explanation.
Just what does this LU euphemism mean?
Martin J.



It means one of the drivers had a bad nights sleep, and so a strike was
called for a few minutes, to allow him to catch up.

I'm joking, folks.



Roland Perry February 12th 05 05:45 AM

'Structrual damage' at Baker Street AM Friday 11th Feb
 
In message , at 16:09:27 on
Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Martin J remarked:
The Met line was delayed very early this morning with the above explanation.
Just what does this LU euphemism mean?


With railway stations it normally means that part of the roof has either
blown away, or looks like falling down. Failing that, a train has hit
the platform edge and a repair is needed.
--
Roland Perry

[email protected] February 12th 05 10:43 PM

'Structrual damage' at Baker Street AM Friday 11th Feb
 

I think it meant late finish to engineering work (again....), in this
case on the footbridge leading from the Met platforms to the canteen
(as bits of bridge concrete have fallen off lately).

Unlike the same day at Queens Park, where the same phrase meant canopy
guttering falling off and hitting a train.


[email protected] February 14th 05 06:10 PM

Structural damage' at Baker Street AM Friday 11th Feb
 
In article ,
(Roland Perry) wrote:

In message , at 16:09:27 on
Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Martin J remarked:
The Met line was delayed very early this morning with the above

explanation.
Just what does this LU euphemism mean?


With railway stations it normally means that part of the roof has
either blown away, or looks like falling down. Failing that, a train
has hit the platform edge and a repair is needed.
--
Roland Perry


I've suddenly had 300 messages from this group appear that weren't there
earlier today!.

Apparently on Sat 5th they found some lumps of concrete on the platform
that they suspected fell from the bridge above. I assume that the delay
was related to that (either more lumps falling or remedial work being
done).

Roger


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