cso
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Post by cso on Jan 9, 2012 15:15:05 GMT
Someone asked me yesterday where the Fire Extinguishers that used to be on the trains went, and why they were removed...
I don't remember them ever being on trains in the times I've been coming to London, but certainly some stock seem to have Fire Extinguisher points.
Anyone know?
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Colin
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Post by Colin on Jan 9, 2012 15:30:52 GMT
All train cabs have fire extinguishers.
Extinguishers were removed from the passenger saloon of trains on refurbishment, and of course all new stocks don't have them in passenger saloon areas.
The reason for removal is two fold - most of them were removed and/or vandalised......and with the use of more modern materials the requirement for them in every car has diminished.
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Post by eurostarengineer on Jan 9, 2012 19:03:34 GMT
Let alone little yobs pointing the nozzle out of the windows and squirting passing trains lol.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 9, 2012 20:21:44 GMT
Yes, when they were in carriages they were used and abused and chucked all over the railway. Just about the last thing they were ever used for was fires seeing as no flammable materials are used on Underground trains anymore.
Any fires tend to be tiny trackside smoulderings involving small amounts of rubbish and grease. If necessary there are extinguishers in every cab.
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Ben
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Post by Ben on Jan 9, 2012 21:01:54 GMT
Not quite true  Perhaps for the D stock, but other stocks have certainly had special places for them post refurb; the 73ts and A stock both spring to mind. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 21:04:09 GMT
Modern stock (1992/95/96) were fitted with them, but removed around 2003.
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Colin
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Post by Colin on Jan 9, 2012 21:10:33 GMT
Not quite true Perhaps for the D stock, Fair comment - I was thinking of D stock when I said it. I consider myself corrected |
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Perhaps for the D stock, but other stocks have certainly had special places for them post refurb; the 73ts and A stock both spring to mind.
