On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:54:49 +0100, Paul Corfield
wrote:

On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:57:34 GMT, "IOOA" wrote:

with the blockage at Russel square is there any further services on the
piccadily that could run.when the police release KX cross platforms

i seem to remember a crossover just north of KX

No - the damage between KX and Rus Sq is apparently the worst of all
three locations. While KX station will probably get up and running
fairly quickly I would imagine that the Picc Line will be out for a long
while. There are no dates for a resumption of service yet at any of
three sites.

"Damage," of course, needs to be quantified. Tim O'Toole today
confirmed that the tunnel itself is intact - or at least, presumably,
not beyond severed cables, etc. - so the issue is more the removal of
the train.

I'm trying to think of precedents, but there aren't really any beyond
the Second World War in general, and Moorgate in 1975 (there seems to
be little about Stratford in 1953 to a degree that I'm not sure if it
was actually in tunnel at the time). Far greater damage than could
ever possibly have occurred in this case was caused at Balham and
Bounds Green, and through services resumed within two months and in
two months and three days respectively, although obviously there was
no need in either to extricate a train, and to do so forensically.

There used to be a cross over at Covent Garden but that was removed. It
would also be a nightmare to detrain at Covent Garden given there are
lifts to get people out and it's too busy with a normal service. There
is a siding at Wood Green but that is north facing and would be
difficult to use and running South to Wood Green does not add a lot to
people's journey options.

Apart from southbound passengers being able to fairly easily change to
Bowes Park from Bounds Green, or bus services at Wood Green, that is.

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