BBC news Central line Mile End derailment
 

Just curious, but are there points in that vacinity? I don't think there
are.....
Now maybe I'm being alarmist, but I remember with 7/7 that the initial
reports were of power outages, gradual suspension of service etc And
the bus "incident" was initially reported on the day, as a seperate issue.
Is a derailment on a section of track where no points are involved, well
is that as dubious as I'm reading into it?
Or is the current climate and recent events (two Mercedes in London
and Glasgow airport) making me paranoid.

BBC news Central line Mile End derailment
 

The latter ;-)

BBC news Central line Mile End derailment
 

ded wrote:
Just curious, but are there points in that vacinity? I don't think there
are.....
Now maybe I'm being alarmist,

No, you're being hopeful, like most of the country you secretly relish
the idea of bombs going off due to the free entertainment that Sky
News and the BBC provide.

but I remember with 7/7 that the initial
reports were of power outages, gradual suspension of service etc And
the bus "incident" was initially reported on the day, as a seperate issue.


Is a derailment on a section of track where no points are involved, well
is that as dubious as I'm reading into it?

Not really, engineering workers leave somethign on the track, a bogie
falls off etc. Last time a Central derailed, it was at Chancery Lane,
again no points

Or is the current climate and recent events (two Mercedes in London
and Glasgow airport) making me paranoid.

Yes

BBC news Central line Mile End derailment
 

On Jul 5, 11:14 am, Paul Weaver wrote:
ded wrote:
Just curious, but are there points in that vacinity? I don't think there
are.....
Now maybe I'm being alarmist,

No, you're being hopeful, like most of the country you secretly relish
the idea of bombs going off due to the free entertainment that Sky
News and the BBC provide.

but I remember with 7/7 that the initial
reports were of power outages, gradual suspension of service etc And
the bus "incident" was initially reported on the day, as a seperate issue.
Is a derailment on a section of track where no points are involved, well
is that as dubious as I'm reading into it?

Not really, engineering workers leave somethign on the track, a bogie
falls off etc. Last time a Central derailed, it was at Chancery Lane,
again no points

Or is the current climate and recent events (two Mercedes in London
and Glasgow airport) making me paranoid.

Yes

After that there was a derailment at White City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3704101.stm

BBC news Central line Mile End derailment
 

Were there not derailments some years ago on the Central Line caused by poor
maintanance of the shoes and bogies?

Hello chunky,

On Jul 5, 11:14 am, Paul Weaver wrote:

ded wrote:

Just curious, but are there points in that vacinity? I don't think
there
are.....
Now maybe I'm being alarmist,
No, you're being hopeful, like most of the country you secretly
relish the idea of bombs going off due to the free entertainment that
Sky News and the BBC provide.

but I remember with 7/7 that the initial
reports were of power outages, gradual suspension of service etc And
the bus "incident" was initially reported on the day, as a seperate
issue.
Is a derailment on a section of track where no points are involved,
well
is that as dubious as I'm reading into it?
Not really, engineering workers leave somethign on the track, a bogie
falls off etc. Last time a Central derailed, it was at Chancery Lane,
again no points

Or is the current climate and recent events (two Mercedes in London
and Glasgow airport) making me paranoid.

Yes

After that there was a derailment at White City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3704101.stm