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Overheating on the Tube
On 8 Jun 2006 03:58:42 -0700, "Kev" wrote:
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/engla...on/5058362.stm LU's managing director Tim O'Toole said: "There is no one overall solution to heat on the Tube but significant progress is now being made. I thought that Tim O'Toole's solution was for everybody to take a shower in the morning. I think that was a quote taken somewhat out of context. Interestingly (!) I got caught in a 15 delay between St James Park and Victoria this evening. This was due a passenger ill on a train at Sloane Square. The driver gave us what advice / information he could and we knew that a doctor was on the scene at Sloane Square. In the carriage I was in a young chap said he was hot, then that he couldn't breath and then was starting to panic somewhat. This then made his breathing problem (appear) even worse. The passengers nearest him did what they could to cool him down with water and by fanning him. A qualified first aider then came along and sat him down and got him to breath in a controlled manner. He got off at Victoria with the first aider and some assistance was sought from the platform staff. I haven't witnessed that sort of situation before (with heat) and I was a little surprised to see how the panic built up in just one person so quickly. It also led me to consider what would have happened if the train had been very full (it wasn't thankfully) and been stuck for much longer. I will be giving some feedback on my experience to the Line Manager as I think some more frequent announcements from the driver and a better view of timescales (hard I know in such cases) might have calmed matters down. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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