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Post by TMBA on Nov 8, 2006 13:29:16 GMT
Have you noticed how dirty the exteriors of the refurbs are ?  they are so dirty they look like the prerefurbs  I cant remember the last time the wash was working at Upminster. Disgusting  |
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Post by Colin on Nov 8, 2006 16:22:21 GMT
Hmm.....
All lines seem to have dirty trains at the moment - I suspect it could be to do with saving water usage rather than a faulty wash machine.
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Post by tubeprune on Nov 8, 2006 16:36:45 GMT
It is usual to suspend washing if there is a risk of freezing. Otherwise the water on the outside of the trains freezes the door rubbers together.
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Post by Colin on Nov 8, 2006 17:11:47 GMT
I agree with that comment - but the trains haven't been washed for 2-3 months now......it hasn't been cold all that time.
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Post by TMBA on Nov 8, 2006 17:55:37 GMT
It is usual to suspend washing if there is a risk of freezing. Otherwise the water on the outside of the trains freezes the door rubbers together. The wash at Upminster used to wash all the time in all weathers until the weather turns to freezing then automatically stops for fear of ripping the washing fabric off the rollers, but it hasn't been working at all and Ive noticed it being worked on plenty of times in the last few months. It must be something they cant fix. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2006 18:08:40 GMT
I would have expected Metronet to be getting some "aggro" from LU over this - surely the ambience vote applies to the outside of the trains as well as the inside...?
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Post by Colin on Nov 8, 2006 18:20:00 GMT
And funnily enough, ambience is also part of our long running pay dispute - 'they' want to make it part of a bonus scheme linked to customer survey's.........but that's another thread [/rant] |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2006 23:50:49 GMT
I saw a refurb train about 2 months ago when going to Wimbledon on Thameslink (I was at Westminster) coming off the Jubilee Line. The train was highly graffitied and when I saw it I thought it was a pre-refurb it was so grey!
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Post by TMBA on Nov 11, 2006 15:18:07 GMT
Just goes to show the power of the Internet, I was on 2 Refurbs today and they were spotless! is it coincidence or were they sitting around in the shops for a long time, I suspect they were cleaned in Ealing Common Depot overnight ( have you seen the amount of cleaners at Ealing Common on nights? 100 plus! The wash is STILL not operating at Upminster  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2006 15:32:50 GMT
I have "booked off" several refurb trains as needing an exterior clean on their respective defect cards in the last few days !!! Several have large amounts of "graffitti" finger drawn into the dirt .... at least thats easier to remove than "tag graffitti"  ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2006 16:00:15 GMT
have you seen the amount of cleaners at Ealing Common on nights? 100 plus! Yeah, too many. Us night blokes can't sit and read our working manuals in peace on the trains without being disturbed  |
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Post by Tomcakes on Nov 11, 2006 16:17:16 GMT
If the train wash is broken, doesn't anyone have a mop and bucket anywhere?
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Post by agoodcuppa on Nov 11, 2006 21:07:54 GMT
doesn't anyone have a mop and bucket anywhere? Very unlikely, in the quantities needed, nor the man (or person) power. |
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Post by TMBA on Nov 15, 2006 16:05:24 GMT
The wash at Upminster is now working ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by trainopd78 on Nov 15, 2006 20:24:35 GMT
The wash at Upminster is now working ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D It sure is, a train that came through it however was still filthy albeit soaking. Didn't look like the brushes were doing their job. |
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Post by solidbond on Nov 15, 2006 21:47:12 GMT
I can assure you the new brushes are doing their job - unfortunately, the detergent isn't getting put on, and the first of the water jets weren't working yesterday |
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Post by trainopd78 on Nov 17, 2006 18:41:28 GMT
That would explain it! |
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they are so dirty they look like the prerefurbs 
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