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Old October 14th 05, 07:11 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Boltar Boltar is offline
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Default Northern line trip failures = lots of SPADs

Boltar...you been on holiday or, perish the thought, everything been going
as you liked for a while. I've missed your abrasive people hating comments
recently, welcome back.


Idiot admins at work now block all news forums.

Why hasn't it been picked up before? Probably because thetrip cock test
that has to be done by every train leaving a depot or terminus, so, many


Perhaps I'm the only person to whom it seems strange that its
taken 8 years to notice this problem. Unless the equipment
in question has been modified recently and a bad job was
done.

Thats where line knowledge comes in. If it wasn't for the profesionalism of
the drivers, or operators, trains would SPAD all the time. And we would have


Ah , I needed a good laugh tonight. Real professionals don't
walk out at the drop of a hat. You don't find doctors heading
off to a picket line as soon as they're unhappy with their
lot and god knows they've got good reason to with the NHS.
Sorry , but an LUL driver wouldn't know professionalism if
it kicked them in the nuts. Besides which , just how hard is
it to spot a red light?

The qustion Boltar you should be asking is how much will the contactor pay
for the disruption. Will it make a huge dent in profits.....if


Well , the only people who thought privitisation was a good
idea was Gordon Brown and his cronies at the treasury.

B2003