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Old August 15th 03, 06:08 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Cast_Iron wrote:
spammy wrote:

ok then. so what would happen to the tube if london's power
got cut? im guessing theres no auxillary system in
place....is there? i think i remember something about them
having their own fossil fuel power generators...


It has been on a number of occasions. What happened? The trains
stopped.


London's power got cut on a number of occasions? When was that?

In fact, LU is legally required to have a supply independent of the national
grid, and this is provided by the standby generating station at Greenwich.
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