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Post by TMBA on Dec 17, 2005 15:13:20 GMT
So Guys how many times did Tower Hill points fail today, I counted three times whilst I was at work,  It totally screwed the service.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2005 19:57:49 GMT
Are these the "busiest points on the tube" on the WB which are failing, or another set of points?
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Post by Admin Team on Dec 17, 2005 20:24:44 GMT
Not absolutely sure but I think it was the points at the diverging junction on the eastbound.
I started at about 09:20 and was due to pik up my first train at about 10:15 Earls Cort East. By this time they'd failed again and one train has to be 'wrong roaded' back to Tower Hill, and the service was then suspended between Mansion House and Whitechapel.
Both my trains weren't so much cancelled as disappeared! I ended up doing a ECTW -> OLY -> ECTE and a Wimbo and back. At least i finished on time.
Last thing I heard was that the points were OOC until they could be attended to after the close of traffic.
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Post by TMBA on Dec 17, 2005 23:55:05 GMT
It apparently all started at 7 oclockish this morn and failed 3 times in the morn, a source was saying that they have to be replaced as a matter of urgency |
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Post by solidbond on Dec 18, 2005 0:17:49 GMT
Well, having spoken to the Barking mobile DMT tonight, it would seem that the points are SERIOUSLY knackered out . There has been no Inner Rail Circle all evening, and some of the delays on the District were awful. Of course, it didn't help having a 30 minute gap on the Eastbound, at the same time as some seriously pi$$ed off West Ham fans were trying to get home ;D |
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Post by trainopd78 on Dec 18, 2005 1:04:57 GMT
Didn't they also go down in the same spectacular way a couple of months ago? I got out of more work on that first occasion. ;D  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2005 11:13:29 GMT
Well, having spoken to the Barking mobile DMT tonight, it would seem that the points are SERIOUSLY knackered out . How knackered is that? Is it so knackered that aetearlscourt will just take everything out and pitch it? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2005 13:19:36 GMT
no idea what is wrong with them it would of been either a aldgate or whitechapel aet /to which would of looked at them they are of the chairlock design if memory serves me right theres not really alot can go wrong with them usually the p-way knackeres them up due to the switch moving forward or backward which is common on chairlocks but thats just a guess i wil find out tomorrow what really went on
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