"Robin Mayes" wrote in message
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"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
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I can't offer an explanation but I had a similar experience last year on
a
Bakerloo line train. I boarded at Piccadilly Circus to find that the
carriage reeked with a burning smell, a whole bank of seats were lifted
and
two engineers were intently watching the traction motor below. There
were
a
lot of grinding and banging noises (unusual ones) coming from the
wheelset
as we progressed towards Queen's Park.

I was surprised that the vehicle was in service. Had it been an
overground
TOC then the vehicle would have been locked out of service, rather than
full
of after-show revellers on their way home, surrounding working
engineers -
but then that's LUL for you!

You'd prefer the entire train to be withdrawn from service?

No. I'd prefer that the entire car was locked out of use. Be sensible,
Robin.

It's not very good from the customer point of view having the guts of the
car on show - however safe equipment is, it often doesn't look very good in
the 'raw metal/grease'. The guys were struggling to pay attention to what
was occurring with the wheelsets, with customers getting in their way from
both sides and, from the other point of view, some of the female passengers
were looking distinctly unhappy about the possibility of getting grease on
their posh frocks.