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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 20:16:43 GMT
Quite literally! ;D  This was taken at Camden Town platform 2 today, with a phone camera I may add.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 20:49:03 GMT
Looks like a cracked fishplate. brown stuff happens, the other side [of that rail] is probably not cracked.
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Post by Tubeboy on Jun 16, 2006 21:01:58 GMT
Passed through platforms 1 and 4 today not 2 though, rarely do.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 21:07:40 GMT
Passed through platforms 1 and 4 today Thats a bit worrying. Stop speeding you! ;D  I know its nothing serious, just wanted to find out more  |
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Post by stanmorek on Jun 16, 2006 23:05:53 GMT
Not long ago the Evening Standard were offering money to members of the public to get snaps like this. The piece of timber attached to the conductor rail springs to mind...
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Post by Tubeboy on Jun 16, 2006 23:10:15 GMT
That was on the Victoria line wasnt it, at Victoria itself, the lengths they go to, it is disgusting.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 23:10:18 GMT
I wouldn't do that! I might send it to TfL to notify them. Even though it may not be dangerous, as a customer who knew nothing about the tube, I'd find that quite worrying! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 23:11:26 GMT
Saw another one in the ES - Twin aspect signal, showing a yellow and a green.... it was a four aspect signal IIRC...
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Post by Tubeboy on Jun 16, 2006 23:13:29 GMT
They showed a bus driver today, allegedly driving a bus while reading, I wonder if it was the substandard?
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Post by stanmorek on Jun 16, 2006 23:18:44 GMT
I wouldn't do that! I might send it to TfL to notify them. Even though it may not be dangerous, as a customer who knew nothing about the tube, I'd find that quite worrying! David can't you report it as a fault to the NCC instead? The Infracos run a very popular course on the basics of track engineering called the P-Way Classes. Its open to all LUL staff and one time the track managers tried to ban LU staff from it because loads more faults were being reported by station staff! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 23:21:25 GMT
NCC? I'm not looking to cause any trouble, it just doesn't look to good does it?! They showed a bus driver today, allegedly driving a bus while reading, I wonder if it was the substandard? Bah, I've seen loads of them do it, especially in Oxford Street, but then again, you hardly call that driving! I think I'll go have a look round Queensway tomorrow, to see where cuts have been made ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 23:26:37 GMT
I think I'll go have a look round Queensway tomorrow, to see where cuts have been made ;D So if I spot someone with a magnifying glass examing tile edges, that'll be you then? ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2006 23:32:50 GMT
Nope, I'll be with my partially sighted gran ;D
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Post by Tom on Jun 17, 2006 8:39:07 GMT
Not long ago the Evening Standard were offering money to members of the public to get snaps like this. The piece of timber attached to the conductor rail springs to mind... I'm surprised they didn't find the one at Brixton at the same time...  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2006 8:59:21 GMT
They showed a bus driver today, allegedly driving a bus while reading, I wonder if it was the substandard? It was. The same paper that had the Central Line's problems plastered over the front of it .....  |
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Post by Phil on Jun 17, 2006 9:42:02 GMT
Allegedly sums it up.
But we did get up to things a while ago. Imagine. Long hill. 1/2 mile. Dead straight. 1-in-5 up. Bus in 2nd Gear. 10mph max. Very quiet (wide) country road.
What would YOU do? I would use it to count my money, check duties or rosters, anything to relieve the boredom. Always elbows wedged on wheel so both hands could be used.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2006 9:49:27 GMT
The road back to our garage was always slow moving at the end of the day. I would always be cashed up, waybill completed and ticket roll changed if needed by the time arrived at the garage.
Being fussy over such things, I always bagged up any excess change and always got rid of most of my copper coins as change to passengers - cashing up would never take me long. I would walk in the crew room, chuck my cash bag in the drop safe and I'd be getting washe dup long before those who arrived before me. Easy peasy!
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