Unfortunately, the main (and most damning) conclusion of the report, in
my view, is that there was poor communication between the company
maintaining the rolling stock and the company operating it and the line
controllers, but that is almost invisible within the report, but if you
read the report you'll find it hidden away in the text.

That is the most damning and inevitable consequence of the dismantling
of London Transport's unified structure. In fact I take the view that
if any criminal proceedings were instituted, it would have to be
against the morons who dreamt up the new divided maintenance/operation
regime which has DIRECTLY led to this failure, and this will INEVITABLY
happen again, because that is the nature of private companies competing
with each other: a commercial unwillingness to share information that
might give a competitor an advantage.

Could one really imagine this having been a problem when the Acton
Works system was in control?!

Marc.