In message . com, at
13:28:48 on Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Mizter T remarked:
Somehow - and I don't know how - ABC television managed to get hold of
pictures.

It would appear that they've been leaked from one of the many American
investigation/intelligence agencies, after they were circulated by the
Met Police for the purposes of assisting the investigation. The Met is
reportedly very unhappy about this happening, in part for fear of
prejudicing any future trial that may take place.

The Americans seem more relaxed about such things. I remember the end of
the Washington Sniper case, where the local sheriff went on national TV
saying "We've just caught the guy who did it".
--
Roland Perry

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:43:17 GMT,
(Nick Cooper) wrote:

Hitting the sort of glass in car windscreens that shatters, as opposed
to hitting a solid wall and fracturing your skull, you mean?

It isn't generally that kind of glass - it's more usually strengthened
to result in it *not* breaking if someone hits it. This is usually a
benefit in most train accidents, as people are safer inside the
vehicle than thrown out of, and often then under, it.

Recall the demonstration on Watchdog about someone attempting to put
through a domestic double-glazed window using various pieces of heavy
furniture, and failing miserably? This resulted in it becoming a
legal requirement to have at least one "escape window" upstairs in a
house with an opening sufficient to climb through, as it is quite
simply that difficult to break it.

In a bomb situation, metal is as likely to disintegrate as this kind
of reinforced glass, and shards of flying metal are probably almost as
dangerous as glass.

Neil

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'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read.

Roland Perry wrote:
In message . com,
at 13:28:48 on Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Mizter T
remarked:
Somehow - and I don't know how - ABC television managed to get
hold of pictures.

It would appear that they've been leaked from one of the many
American investigation/intelligence agencies, after they were
circulated by the Met Police for the purposes of assisting the
investigation. The Met is reportedly very unhappy about this
happening, in part for fear of prejudicing any future trial that
may take place.

The Americans seem more relaxed about such things. I remember the
end of the Washington Sniper case, where the local sheriff went on
national TV saying "We've just caught the guy who did it".

Not very different from Friday's Evening Standard headline "Bombers
arrested".
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Hitting the sort of glass in car windscreens that shatters, as opposed
to hitting a solid wall and fracturing your skull, you mean?

I would suspect a fractured skull is preferable to shards of glass
embedded in your eyes and carotid artery.

B2003

Boltar wrote:
Hitting the sort of glass in car windscreens that shatters, as opposed
to hitting a solid wall and fracturing your skull, you mean?


I would suspect a fractured skull is preferable to shards of glass
embedded in your eyes and carotid artery.

Good job that kind of glass doesn't break into shards then, isn't it?

Are we still looking at a Thursday resumption of service??

In message .com,
Hobbayne writes

Are we still looking at a Thursday resumption of service??

I've heard nothing to the contrary.

Mind you, I've been off work on leave since last Friday so that
information is worth what you paid for it ;-)
--
Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building.
You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
(please use the reply to address for email)

"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
...
In message .com,
Hobbayne writes

Are we still looking at a Thursday resumption of service??

I've heard nothing to the contrary.

Mind you, I've been off work on leave since last Friday so that
information is worth what you paid for it ;-)

I'm going to be involved in shifting 14 empty trains from NFD to CFD
tomorrow morning (Wednesday) with the plan being that some sort of through
service will be running on Thursday. As I understand it, we will be running
through on a special (read "make it up as we go along") timetable on
Thursday and Friday, then no service between Acton Town and Hyde Park Corner
on Saturday and Sunday due to track replacement work, followed by a full
resumption to TT40 on Monday. All the usual caveats apply, the good lord
willin' an' the creek don't rise...
--
Cheers, Steve.
Change from jealous to sad to reply.

Good job that kind of glass doesn't break into shards then, isn't it?

Neither do car windscreens , but people still look pretty damn messy
when they've gone through one.

B2003

Boltar wrote:
Good job that kind of glass doesn't break into shards then, isn't it?


Neither do car windscreens , but people still look pretty damn messy
when they've gone through one.

Ah, you've changed the point you were making. How unlike you.