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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
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alex_t wrote: ...sadly vandals and the otherwise bored and useless of London decided to spend Christmas Day at Mile End station. Graffiti artist(s) evidently had plenty of time to put meaningless scrawls on most surfaces and hoardings on the platforms. I didn't bother venturing off the very crowded train to see if they had defaced the booking hall. How did they even get inside? :-( Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. -- Shenanigans! Shenanigans! Best of 3! -- Flash |
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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
"Mike Bristow" wrote in message ... In article , alex_t wrote: ...sadly vandals and the otherwise bored and useless of London decided to spend Christmas Day at Mile End station. Graffiti artist(s) evidently had plenty of time to put meaningless scrawls on most surfaces and hoardings on the platforms. I didn't bother venturing off the very crowded train to see if they had defaced the booking hall. How did they even get inside? :-( Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. Thanks, I was trying to recall the site of last years similar incident. Thought here at the time to be a bit of an embarrasment for LU, given the huge amount of CCTV installed everywhere. I wonder if or why they thought it wouldn't happen again... Paul |
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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
"Paul Scott" wrote in message
... "Mike Bristow" wrote in message ... In article , alex_t wrote: ...sadly vandals and the otherwise bored and useless of London decided to spend Christmas Day at Mile End station. Graffiti artist(s) evidently had plenty of time to put meaningless scrawls on most surfaces and hoardings on the platforms. I didn't bother venturing off the very crowded train to see if they had defaced the booking hall. How did they even get inside? :-( Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. Thanks, I was trying to recall the site of last years similar incident. Thought here at the time to be a bit of an embarrasment for LU, given the huge amount of CCTV installed everywhere. I wonder if or why they thought it wouldn't happen again... The graffiti incident earlier this year, which ended terminally for two people involved, was at Barking depot: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6258337.stm -- David Biddulph |
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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
"David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ... "Paul Scott" wrote in message ... "Mike Bristow" wrote in message ... In article , alex_t wrote: ...sadly vandals and the otherwise bored and useless of London decided to spend Christmas Day at Mile End station. Graffiti artist(s) evidently had plenty of time to put meaningless scrawls on most surfaces and hoardings on the platforms. I didn't bother venturing off the very crowded train to see if they had defaced the booking hall. How did they even get inside? :-( Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. Thanks, I was trying to recall the site of last years similar incident. Thought here at the time to be a bit of an embarrasment for LU, given the huge amount of CCTV installed everywhere. I wonder if or why they thought it wouldn't happen again... The graffiti incident earlier this year, which ended terminally for two people involved, was at Barking depot: That was on the working railway though - on Christmas day last year, with the network shut down, the offenders walked down the tunnels, which seems to have been the m.o. on this occasion too... Is the traction current off during the shut down period? Paul S |
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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
On Dec 26, 10:31 pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote: "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in m... "Paul Scott" wrote in message ... "Mike Bristow" wrote in message ... In article , alex_t wrote: ...sadly vandals and the otherwise bored and useless of London decided to spend Christmas Day at Mile End station. Graffiti artist(s) evidently had plenty of time to put meaningless scrawls on most surfaces and hoardings on the platforms. I didn't bother venturing off the very crowded train to see if they had defaced the booking hall. How did they even get inside? :-( Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. Thanks, I was trying to recall the site of last years similar incident. Thought here at the time to be a bit of an embarrasment for LU, given the huge amount of CCTV installed everywhere. I wonder if or why they thought it wouldn't happen again... The graffiti incident earlier this year, which ended terminally for two people involved, was at Barking depot: That was on the working railway though - on Christmas day last year, with the network shut down, the offenders walked down the tunnels, which seems to have been the m.o. on this occasion too... Is the traction current off during the shut down period? Paul S Traction Current is switched off at close of traffic each day. Unless required for engineering works or sleet working. Trains (battery/ diesel) cannot run without Traction Current being on, unless in a Specified Area. |
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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. That's crazy! What if the train would pass? I mean, there is absolutely no hiding place in tube tunnels, isn't it? |
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The tube wasn't completely closed on Christmas Day... :(
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alex_t wrote: Walk from Stratford? It's thought that the Camden Town vandels walked from East Finchley or Golders Green. That's crazy! I do not pretend to understand this particular brand of idiocy. What if the train would pass? I mean, there is absolutely no hiding place in tube tunnels, isn't it? 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the tube, [1] Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The carriages where parked in the sidings with care, In hopes that no vandals would ever be there; The drivers were nestled all snug in there beds, While visions of Tripcocks danced in their heads. (etc, etc, etc). [1] Christmas day is more likely. -- Shenanigans! Shenanigans! Best of 3! -- Flash |
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