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Post by marty on Mar 30, 2006 15:29:23 GMT
Another one of them TFL Questions - CIRCLE, HAMMERSITH & CITY AND METROPOLITAN LINES: Severe delays are occurring due to earlier ;D security alert at Liverpool Street. PICCADILLY LINE: Minor delays are occurring due to an earlier ;D signal failure at South Harrow. In both of these, the term "earlier" is used. Every time I visit tfl this term usually pops up. Why dont they just write "due to a passenger incident" etc.?
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Post by Phil on Mar 30, 2006 15:40:15 GMT
It is managementspeak for 'problem itself sorted but service not yet restored'
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2006 16:36:00 GMT
It is managementspeak for 'problem itself sorted but service not yet restored' Correct. Coz if you were to say " due to problem x", people would think that the problem was still happening. If you say "earlier problem x" people hopefully are going to realise that services are back, but delayed..... Sometimes a problem at S.O.T can have an impact until C.O.T, not very often, but it does happen
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Post by Colin on Mar 30, 2006 16:39:55 GMT
For those not into railway speak:
SOT = start of traffic (ie, first train) COT = close of traffic (ie, last train)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2006 19:51:39 GMT
If a signal failure is current, then the frequency will be reduced, and the journey time will be much increased. If the signal failure is"earlier", then it is most likely that only the frequency will be reduced.
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