Phil Richards wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:36:16 +0100 Stuart
said...

Victoria Line platform - like an oven (it has always seemed to me to be
the hottest line on the network for no obvious reason)

Agree, possibly apart from the depot at Northumberland Park, the who line
is underground. Consequently the trains are more "stuffy" than other
lines even in the winter months. Wonder how often the trains get to
surface?

Air conditioning seems to be a no, no (& there is no need for any one to
explain the reasons why), perhaps Victoria Line stock (now the oldest
tube stock running on the system) can at least be fitted with forced air
ventilation as a compromise.

Actually its not a no no IMO. Ok it can't be fitted to the tube trains
themselves for the reasons we all know, but theres absolutely no reason at all
why the *stations* can't be air conditioned and then this cold air would make
its way around the system and into the trains. It might not make the trains
cool but it would certainly make them cooler and take the edge off the
nightmare heat inside them.

B2003

On 11 Aug 2003 01:39:50 -0700 Boltar said...

Actually its not a no no IMO. Ok it can't be fitted to the tube trains
themselves for the reasons we all know, but theres absolutely no reason at all
why the *stations* can't be air conditioned and then this cold air would make
its way around the system and into the trains.

No doubt it will be ruled out on the grounds of costs alone. Some
stations (like my local one, Finsbury Park) haven't seen a proper clean
up & re-paint for years so what chance is there for air conditioning to
be installed?

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Phil Richards
London, N4