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James Bentall · February 4th 04, 08:45 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.rec.subterranea

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(Neill Wood) wrote:

Couldn't have put it better. I hope this remains a pilot. I missed the
begininng, and was left wondering how bombs going off at Waterloo
would casue a catastrophic failure of a tunnel under the Thames at
least a hundred yards away beneath the river bed. Must have been
pretty big bombs. Or was this once of those amazing coincidences
beloved by Casualty scriptwriters?

IIRC, There were two 'bombs' - one went off at concourse level, the
other on a Northern Line train. Coincidence? I think the programme
makers were trying to make them realise that it was a coordinated attack
against London with the bombs, power cuts, and plane problems all
arriving at the same time.

I'd also like to know how the whole
Underground network became flooded by the tunnel collapse about a
minute after it happened as was implied. As I recall the whole network
would not be at risk of flooding by one tunnel collapse anyway.

Yes, that seemed a bit more suspect. However if the doors hadn't been
closed I guess that a large proportion of the deep level lines in the
central area would have been flooded. Presumably circle/district etc
would have been less susceptible as they are much nearer street level
and maybe above the normal level of The Thames in some places?

Personally speaking, if those 3 ever form part of a cabinet in this
country, I will be immediately volunteering to take part in the first
explaratory trips to Mars - that should be just about far enough away to
be safe from their 'decision' making!

James