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I think we have seen enough time pass to be able to mention the date again now without as much sensitivity as before. Though of course, the events of that day will never be forgotten. Nobody here was ever against mentioning it, provided of course discussion remains mature and tactful.

Personally, I was fortunate enough not to be on duty that day, but needless to say it affected the whole country, wherever they were.

To answer the first part of your query, to shut the whole system down, for whatever reason, is no easy task. It can take a lot longer than one would think, to get all stock to a depot or siding.

On top of this, those in charge of supplying the current also have to monitor the situation. To go from services running normally, to everything stopping, to then everything being stabled can affect the way in which we draw power from the network. It is one of the reasons why on days such as Rememberance Sunday, we don't stop all trains for 2 minutes.

My personal thoughts on the day were filled with shock, particularly as on a daily basis the locations of 2 of the bombs were within or close to my control area. I think the more familiar you are with an area, the more shocking it can be, as you can more easily place yourself at the scene.

I think just 5 months down the line we have seen London return more or less to "normal." A lot of the initial "fear" has faded. I don't think we are becoming complacent, but you do get the sense that people aren't watching each other like they did just after that day.

I am sure many others have their thoughts, but it wouldn't be right to now enter into a heavily emotional 15-page thread re-living every single moment again. Time is a great healer, so lets not re-open too many of the wounds that have begun to heal.

I don't feel this thread needs deleting, far from it - as citysig says, time is a healer. Obviously those that were directly involved, by that I mean the victims and their families, will now be facing a time of year that will be hard - and i'm sure the staff of LUL and the public at large will be thinking of them.

As for the original question - there was a lot of initial confusion 'on the ground' which made it extremely difficult to tell our customers anything of the situation - the evacuations which I saw at Tower Hill, Monument and Cannon Street however, were carried out in the usual efficient manner which LUL staff have become accustomed to.
Having had time to understand and reflect on the events of that day - I think the way LUL reacted/responded to the events was absolutely spot on, and I for one, am proud to say that.

I'd have to disagree just a little with citysig though, our customers are still very, very aware of who is travelling - and won't think twice about pulling down a handle if they're not happy.

I'd agree with that, 'they' are more discreet now - whereas from the 8th, for a few weeks it was made known you were being watched.