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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2009 15:36:02 GMT
I've always found the use of cloth seats on the LU not practical for cleaning.I've never seen them on other urban transit systems in Europe or USA(LIRR for instance).In fact they always feel and look grubby,unhygienic and worn.This country seems to have a love affair with cloth or carpets in high use public areas eg Heathrow dreaded T1,or carpet in toilets in houses ugh.
My question is are these seats ever cleaned,brushed,vacuumed or wet cleaned, and come to that apart from litter picking what is the cleaning routine for the carriages?
The areas around windows always look in need of a good deep clean as well.
There is always black sooty greasy crud in the nooks and crannies.
Look forward to your replies and explanations.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2009 16:32:17 GMT
On a daily bases trains aren't hoovered, they are merely swept(seats and floors) and floors mopped. If a spillage is found on a seat it is simply wiped off. The depots do have vaccume cleaners, but in 25 years I've never seen one used.
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Post by metman on Mar 3, 2009 17:40:54 GMT
I wish they'd clean the trains on the outside and paint them-some of them look aweful, and its not just the Met either! Call me cynical but I think they are left like that so the new trains are welcomed better!  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2009 17:43:18 GMT
The chances of the A60s getting re-painted are virtually zero as their days are now numbered.
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Post by metman on Mar 3, 2009 17:46:16 GMT
That's terrible, whats happened to LU?
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Post by citysig on Mar 3, 2009 19:45:14 GMT
The chances of the A60s getting re-painted are virtually zero as their days are now numbered. In conversation with a colleague the other week, after seeing a few tatty ones on the CCTV, we pondered why just a few tins of red paint couldn't be purchased - even from a bargain basement shop - just to tidy the fronts of the A60s up. As for the seats, they are properly cleaned / swapped on a regular basis - though how regular I am not sure. I certainly wouldn't eat my dinner of them  ;D |
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Post by 21146 on Mar 3, 2009 21:17:21 GMT
The chances of the A60s getting re-painted are virtually zero as their days are now numbered. In conversation with a colleague the other week, after seeing a few tatty ones on the CCTV, we pondered why just a few tins of red paint couldn't be purchased - even from a bargain basement shop - just to tidy the fronts of the A60s up. As for the seats, they are properly cleaned / swapped on a regular basis - though how regular I am not sure. I certainly wouldn't eat my dinner of them ;D If there's any paint left over they could do the C Stock doors too. Amazing how LU feels trains in this condition are acceptable but woe betide if an SA is on the gateline without a name badge... |
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Post by metman on Mar 4, 2009 0:03:15 GMT
Well exactly! It does take the mick when you've got trains running around looking a mess. I thought there were penalities for the infacos if trains were not maintained properly? That may not extend to image of course!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 1:19:10 GMT
Well exactly! It does take the mick when you've got trains running around looking a mess. I thought there were penalities for the infacos if trains were not maintained properly? That may not extend to image of course! The infracos definitly get penalised if the trains go around covered in graffiti. I doubt they get done if the paint is peeling off mainly due to the chemicals they use to clean off the graffiti. We were told originally when they started painting the bare aluminum trains that that the paint was graffiti resistant, time has prooved that claim wrong. |
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Post by metman on Mar 4, 2009 8:15:09 GMT
I believe the A stock fleet trialled a new high gloss paint that graffiti could be removed easily, so the scum decided to scratch and acid etch their way on!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 12:22:04 GMT
We were told originally when they started painting the bare aluminum trains that that the paint was graffiti resistant, time has proved that claim wrong. All that meant was "as yet" - it didn't mean the truly determined wouldn't find a way to defeat it. |
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Post by neasdena60 on Mar 4, 2009 13:37:24 GMT
I've always found the use of cloth seats on the LU not practical for cleaning.I've never seen them on other urban transit systems in Europe or USA(LIRR for instance).In fact they always feel and look grubby,unhygienic and worn.This country seems to have a love affair with cloth or carpets in high use public areas eg Heathrow dreaded T1,or carpet in toilets in houses ugh. My question is are these seats ever cleaned,brushed,vacuumed or wet cleaned, and come to that apart from litter picking what is the cleaning routine for the carriages? The areas around windows always look in need of a good deep clean as well. There is always black sooty greasy crud in the nooks and crannies. Look forward to your replies and explanations. yep the seats are cleaned, as are the floors, but the deep clean is when the heavy duty work is done. mostly the dirty seats, are just removed, new ones fitted, and the old ones sent to acton. the windows have the film fitted to all cars, are now look very abused ( that is the idea to save the window), and are replaced as required. |
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Post by citysig on Mar 4, 2009 16:58:13 GMT
mostly the dirty seats, are just removed, one news fitted, and the old ones sent to acton.  Just one news fitted? Is it a broadsheet or tabloid? I'm sure those Chesham residents would love to sit on a copy of the Daily Star ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 19:48:24 GMT
Just one news fitted? Is it a broadsheet or tabloid? I'm sure those Chesham residents would love to sit on a copy of the Daily Star ;D Plenty of Daily Star readers  in Chesham. I don't know why people have the impression it's a posh town! Amersham, Little Chalfont, Chorleywood and Moor Park are far snootier |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2009 19:59:09 GMT
Just one news fitted? Is it a broadsheet or tabloid? I'm sure those Chesham residents would love to sit on a copy of the Daily Star ;D Plenty of Daily Star readers in Chesham. I don't know why people have the impression it's a posh town! Amersham, Little Chalfont, Chorleywood and Moor Park are far snootier I don't know whether things have changed in the last couple of years but there used to be lots of feral youths hanging about at Chesham station and on the shuttle. |
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Post by metman on Mar 4, 2009 20:05:52 GMT
I work with one! Chesham is a bit of a dum to be honest, would like to go out there...
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Post by Ben on Mar 4, 2009 21:31:50 GMT
Anyone got that picture of the shuttle that was doctored to show 'CHAVHAM' on the blind?  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2009 11:57:54 GMT
We seem to have strayed off the thread here.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2009 16:09:51 GMT
We seem to have strayed off the thread here. That's not uncommon |
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Post by citysig on Mar 5, 2009 16:25:57 GMT
We seem to have strayed off the thread here. I wouldn't say we have to be honest. The thread concerns carriage cleaning, and if that is to encompass the little yobs (to put it politely) being evicted from our trains, then it follows the theme of the thread ;D |
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Post by citysig on Mar 5, 2009 16:28:20 GMT
Plenty of Daily Star readers in Chesham. I don't know why people have the impression it's a posh town! Amersham, Little Chalfont, Chorleywood and Moor Park are far snootier I know, I know, but the letter writers of the "snootier" surrounding area are the ones I am referring to. Mr and Mrs Chav (as if they'd be married  ) are unlikely (or possibly able) to put pen to paper to complain about the pullmans being 4 and a half minutes late. |
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Post by metman on Mar 22, 2009 1:50:47 GMT
My girlfriend was shocked tonight, as I beat the seat covers on our A stock train and she was covered in dust! A going over with a hoover wouldn't go amiss!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2009 9:33:55 GMT
To think i sleep on them seats
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Post by swedishblue on Mar 22, 2009 10:21:01 GMT
To think i sleep on them seats I've seen all sorts of things on those seats, which no doubt leaves various odours imbedded into the seats. No way would I be sleeping on those. |
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Post by citysig on Mar 22, 2009 11:39:17 GMT
My girlfriend was shocked tonight, as I beat the seat covers on our A stock train and she was covered in dust! You old romantic ;D What do you do for a really good night out? Visit the local sewer works? Wine and dine her at the local greasy spoon? |
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Post by metman on Mar 22, 2009 12:13:37 GMT
I took her to Paris for our first anniversary! Kind of went down hill from there...I mean how can you keep that up! It's nearly 5 years now. I think she quite enjoyed it actually- mind you anything is better than listening to me moan about how slow and boring the Northern Line is!  |
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Post by mrfs42 on Mar 22, 2009 12:42:41 GMT
I think she quite enjoyed it actually- mind you anything is better than listening to me moan about how slow and boring the Northern Line is! I'd get a thump if I dared say that to angelislington! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2009 14:14:41 GMT
A going over with a hoover wouldn't go amiss! I don't think I've ever seen a hoover or any sort of cleaning device anywhere near the seats on an A60. When we used to make up a bed on them (before seats were locked down and tagged you could make a bed that was almost double size) you were always careful not to bang them around too much due to the levels of dust that came out of them. |
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Post by neasdena60 on Mar 22, 2009 16:16:30 GMT
A going over with a hoover wouldn't go amiss! I don't think I've ever seen a hoover or any sort of cleaning device anywhere near the seats on an A60. When we used to make up a bed on them (before seats were locked down and tagged you could make a bed that was almost double size) you were always careful not to bang them around too much due to the levels of dust that came out of them. Thats your own fault for miss- using company property. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2009 20:07:57 GMT
Northumberland Park depot on the Victoria Line is equipped with 4 very well equipped cleaning roads (constructed about 6 or 7 years ago) with many piped hot and cold water hozes and massive vacuum pipes all hung from overhead trunking. After the peak 4 trains would stable here which would be throughly cleaned. All the seats were vacuumed and the floors and surfaces washed down with added (lemon) detergent. A team of cleaners with cloths would polish and buff and then dry the trains ... the floors would sometimes have several inches of water on them during this process and was not always completely dry by the time the train went out in the evening peak! 4 more trains would be done overnight and more at weekends. I assume this still occurs.
A simmilar massive wash shed has been constructed in Upminster (District Line) depot for two trains, though seems to have been slow coming into regular use. Deep cleaning being undertaken by more traditional methods at Ealing Common depot. However there were two D stock in the cleaning sheds on Friday night, so perhaps this is now coming on stream.
We had a spell of cleaners polishing interior glass draught screens whilst trains were standing in Upminster platform, though I haven't seen that for the last few weeks.
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Just one news fitted? Is it a broadsheet or tabloid? I'm sure those Chesham residents would love to sit on a copy of the Daily Star ;D
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