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It is very easy to find oneself on a tube platform with a group of
potential assailants positioned between oneself and the exit. In such situations the only means of escape, should the group turn hostile, would be across the tracks to the neighbouring platform. What is the recommended method of crossing tracks in these situations? There seem to be a variable number of rails making up the tracks, usually about 5. Which of these are 'live'? Will stepping on a live rail result in immediate death? What is the safe distance from a live rail? Is it safe to tread on a live rail with only one foot with the other in the air, in order to avoid earthing the current? |
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On 27 Mar, 18:09, Graeme Wall wrote:
What is the recommended method of crossing tracks in these situations? Don't. So, your recommendation would be to remain on the platform and be assaulted? I'm sure the death-rate for crossing tracks is not negligible, but surely it is not as high as the death-rate from being stabbed in the chest? There seem to be a variable number of rails making up the tracks, usually about 5. *Which of these are 'live'? There are 4 rails, all carry electrical currents at different potentials. So just avoid all of them then? Thanks for the info. Could be especially useful if the assailants attempt to give chase and are unaware of what will happen to them if they tread on the rails. What is the safe distance from a live rail? * The platform. I live near a tube track and have, over the years, seen thousands of workmen cross the tracks (as well as a few drunk teenagers). They all survived, so your statement that it is impossible to get near a track safely is untrue. |
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, writes It is very easy to find oneself on a tube platform with a group of potential assailants positioned between oneself and the exit. In such situations the only means of escape, should the group turn hostile, would be across the tracks to the neighbouring platform. As I understand it you cannot cross the rails to another platform on the tube except where the stations are in the open air. On the sub-surface lines (i.e. not the tube), you can, though. What is the recommended method of crossing tracks in these situations? By the footbridge, subway or equivalent. There seem to be a variable number of rails making up the tracks, usually about 5. Which of these are 'live'? You should assume that all of them are live. Will stepping on a live rail result in immediate death? It might and it might not. It depends what is insulating your feet. However, you don't have to step on a rail to contact it: you could brush against it or, if the voltage is high enough and you get close enough to the rail without touching it, you could get a flashover. Note that stepping on a live rail doesn't seem to affect the pigeons. What is the safe distance from a live rail? Stay on the platform. It is against the law for an unauthorised person to be on the track. Is it safe to tread on a live rail with only one foot with the other in the air, in order to avoid earthing the current? -- Jane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html |
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On Mar 27, 7:06*pm, Jane Sullivan
wrote: As I understand it you cannot cross the rails to another platform on the tube except where the stations are in the open air. On the sub-surface lines (i.e. not the tube), you can, though. Even that is not true. There are many open sections where that are ''line clear'' (which means in simple terms are treated the same as tunnels) i.e. the Jubilee all the between Stratford and Canning Town portal is one. -- Nick |
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On 28 Mar, 21:29, D7666 wrote:
There are many open sections where that are ''line clear'' (which means in simple terms are treated the same as tunnels) i.e. the Jubilee all the between Stratford and Canning Town portal is one. I think we can all wholeheartedly recommend jumping between the platforms on that stretch (well, except the third one at Stratford). U -- http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/ A blog about transport projects in London |
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