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Post by Chris W on Sept 17, 2014 8:55:46 GMT
Sounds like a bit of a situation on the Circle/Hammersmith & City Lines this morning: ITV News WebsiteIts not the first piece of ceiling to fall down in recent months. BBC News websiteDoes anyone know more ? |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Sept 17, 2014 9:16:07 GMT
Concrete fell onto WB track 200 metres east of station.
Services resumed 0945.
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Post by Indefatigable on Sept 17, 2014 14:55:46 GMT
I presume that means somebody missed that during inspections.
Is this a fairly common occurrence or will there be a full scale investigation resulting in a 500 page report and three people losing their jobs as what seems to be the norm?
*Just joking about the losing jobs part*
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Post by phillw48 on Sept 17, 2014 16:45:04 GMT
It could be caused by any number of things from waterlogged ground to someone drilling in the wrong place.
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Post by Colin on Sept 17, 2014 21:58:16 GMT
*Just joking about the losing jobs part* That's a strange sense of humor you have; I have a broad sense of humor to say the least but I fail to see the "joke" on this occasion  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2014 11:08:34 GMT
It could be caused by any number of things from waterlogged ground to someone drilling in the wrong place. *ahem* Crossrail *ahem* |
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Post by bassmike on Nov 1, 2014 11:29:46 GMT
Oh for f---- sake
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Post by Chris M on Nov 1, 2014 11:33:51 GMT
It could be caused by any number of things from waterlogged ground to someone drilling in the wrong place. *ahem* Crossrail *ahem* I didn't think Crossrail were doing anything near King's Cross? |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Nov 1, 2014 12:18:46 GMT
It could be caused by any number of things .......someone drilling in the wrong place. *ahem* Crossrail *ahem* Definitely drilling in the wrong place if Crossrail work was causing problems at KX! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2014 16:08:08 GMT
It was just a joke! Crossrail are easily the safest construction project in London I've seen so far.
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Post by theblackferret on Nov 1, 2014 16:55:17 GMT
Well, as long as nobody's seen Prof. Quatermass investigating, that rules aliens out at least!
Seriously, does anybody know when this concrete was put there, because I doubt it's original build? Not impossible it was part of the hastily-erected(of necessity) wartime flood control seals.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2014 17:06:41 GMT
That would make sense for wartime concrete, especially if it was done quickly
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Post by theblackferret on Nov 1, 2014 20:53:13 GMT
The other possibility re wartime is that of bomb damage at the very top of the tunnel.
Could just have been a hairline crack that years of vibrations from trains has sent down to the tunnel roof-must have been around 2 or 3 million trains gone by most given points on LUL since the war.
And, as phillw48 said earlier, water could also have seeped in. To or indeed through an initial crack.
All of which, unless the main structure is noticeably bulging, visibly cracking or blistering or dripping/seeping water, would have been difficult to detect at the time, or to suspect subsequently that this had happened, if that is what did.
The Underground's safety record should reassure us all; sure they will sort it out and recheck every similar place on the network again (as I'll bet they've already done since this happened) once the cause is ascertained.
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Post by abe on Nov 3, 2014 9:39:21 GMT
The concrete plugs to prevent flooding were a temporary measure and were only used for the under-river tunnels on the Bakerloo and Northern lines, so this would be nothing to do with that.
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