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Post by happybunny on Mar 31, 2007 20:15:48 GMT
As I understand (and correct me if I am wrong) the Central was suspended today from W.City to Leytonstone because of a customer incident at LIS.
Firstly what was the incident?
And why on earth such a big suspension? Why were trains not reversed at Marble or Holborn to minimise disruption?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2007 20:21:09 GMT
Reversing at Marble Arch or Holborn involves a three-way double shunt; doing so almost invariably forces the service frequency down to a highly uncomfortable level, as the end change times result in long reversal periods.
Likewise, using the crossover at Queensway is not easy either due to the tight curvature of the points and the low speed that this forces. This is not really true for Bethnal Green, though - that crossover is exceptionally shallow and may be traversable at the full 15mph (or more!), so I suspect that it was OOU due to traction current being taken off both sections on either side of LIS.
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Post by c5 on Mar 31, 2007 20:21:42 GMT
On a text I got it was suspended (with Liverpool St Closed) for about 30 mins. Trains were suspended Westbound between Leytonstone and Holborn. So I am presuming that some were reversed at Holborn East to West.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2007 20:22:37 GMT
On a text I got it was suspended (with Liverpool St Closed) for about 30 mins. Trains were suspended Westbound between Leytonstone and Holborn. So I am presuming that some were reversed at Holborn East to West. Interesting. Clearly traction current was not taken off then, which means that Bethnal Green could have been used to maintain the e/b service east of LIS. |
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Post by c5 on Mar 31, 2007 20:24:29 GMT
It was a "Police Request" incident.
There was nothing found before the all clear for services to resume.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2007 20:24:49 GMT
Yeah, I had just left Aldgate East having come from Brick Lane/ Shoreditch when we non stopped on a H&C line train! Went to Kings Cross and then down to Holborn, found the eastbound PACKED... waited around seven minutes for a train!
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Post by happybunny on Mar 31, 2007 20:27:19 GMT
Probably our LC's gave wrong information  hehe because I heard WHC-LEY oh well! I guess they had there hands full with the "funny smell" shutdown at W/Loo |
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Post by c5 on Mar 31, 2007 20:29:38 GMT
Probably our LC's gave wrong information hehe because I heard WHC-LEY oh well! I guess they had there hands full with the "funny smell" shutdown at W/Loo That's the pesky Jubilee for you. Bet that didnt happen in the olden days ;D ;D   Was this about noon today on the Jub....? If it was Neasden it might have been the toast burning again. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2007 20:30:08 GMT
Probably our LC's gave wrong information hehe because I heard WHC-LEY oh well! I guess they had there hands full with the "funny smell" shutdown at W/Loo Is that what that was? It was called a fire alert, and it seemed to shaft the Jubilee Line fairly nicely, with services taken off between Green Park and London Bridge. |
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Post by happybunny on Mar 31, 2007 20:35:37 GMT
Yeah.. he called me when I got to Westminster WB and asked if I smelt a funny smell, on opening my cab door and sniffing, I did. It seems a few ppl had reported it. So they shut down for the usual LFB investigation. Didn't even get anything out of it  grr... not even a rounder cancelled  |
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Post by gavelex on Apr 2, 2007 15:40:54 GMT
Central line had problems all today too- power suppely at White City.
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Post by towerman on Apr 2, 2007 18:52:58 GMT
The problem on Saturday was allegation of someone with a gun on the train,nothing found after police search.
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hehe because I heard WHC-LEY oh well! I guess they had there hands full with the "funny smell" shutdown at W/Loo
grr... not even a rounder cancelled 
