Post by Chris M on May 14, 2012 13:40:08 GMT
What was the nature of the signal failure at Liverpool Street at about 12:30/1pm yesterday (13 May 2012)?
There was no mention of it when I arrived at Tower Gateway on the DLR but it had clearly been ongoing for some time when I arrived at Aldgate, with no Met east of Moorgate, no clockwise Circle and severe delays to the anti-clockwise service - we were sat at a green signal at Aldgate P4 for a while (the driver did make an announcement but the reason wasn't clear as a station announcement was playing at the same time, I'm guessing something to do with making sure we weren't going to stop in the tunnel?).
There was a cluster of hi-vi wearing staff at the very western end of Liverpool Street eastbound platform, although it wasn't obvious what they were doing/looking at. There was a packed-looking C stock on the eastbound just outside the station.
The incident was still causing severe delays to the Circle/H&C and a suspension to the Met when I passed through Bank at about 5pm and Baker Street Bakerloo/Jubilee at about 6:30. At Kilburn Park at about 9:30pm the H&C was shown with a good service but with delays (I can't remember the severity) to the Circle. The delays were described as "minor" on both H&C and Circle at Baker Street Jubilee but "severe" at Canning Town (all agreed on the suspension to the Met though).
There was no mention of it when I arrived at Tower Gateway on the DLR but it had clearly been ongoing for some time when I arrived at Aldgate, with no Met east of Moorgate, no clockwise Circle and severe delays to the anti-clockwise service - we were sat at a green signal at Aldgate P4 for a while (the driver did make an announcement but the reason wasn't clear as a station announcement was playing at the same time, I'm guessing something to do with making sure we weren't going to stop in the tunnel?).
There was a cluster of hi-vi wearing staff at the very western end of Liverpool Street eastbound platform, although it wasn't obvious what they were doing/looking at. There was a packed-looking C stock on the eastbound just outside the station.
The incident was still causing severe delays to the Circle/H&C and a suspension to the Met when I passed through Bank at about 5pm and Baker Street Bakerloo/Jubilee at about 6:30. At Kilburn Park at about 9:30pm the H&C was shown with a good service but with delays (I can't remember the severity) to the Circle. The delays were described as "minor" on both H&C and Circle at Baker Street Jubilee but "severe" at Canning Town (all agreed on the suspension to the Met though).
