District line

Trains Hit Each Other: Management Talk It Down

On 1 May, between East Putney and Southfields, two District Line S stock trains clattered into each other - or, in management-speak, "came into slight contact".

The cause? The tracks in the area had moved. Again in management-speak, this was a "slight movement", but if it was enough to cause two...

Widening the Net to Fill Staffing Gaps

On stations on the east end of the District line, management have taken to borrowing each others' staff to fill the holes in coverage. When East Ham group has uncovered duties, it asks Tower Hill staff to do it on overtime; and vice versa, when Tower Hill group is short, it offers overtime to its...

Early Opening?

When BoJo reopened Blackfriars he failed to mention that this was 1 month and three weeks late rather than one week early, as he boasted. The original scheduled opening of 30th December had been moved back to 26th February. So, opening on Monday 20th February was hardly much of an achievement...

Wot No Tripcock Tester

For several days last week, the tripcock tester on westbound platform 3 at Earls Court was defective. Trains were allowed to keep running because the rules say the tripcock only has to be tested once per trip, and another tester on the District Line was working OK.

But it's obviously better to be...

Stalled Without Staff

Last week, passengers on a stalled train near Putney Bridge had to wait 80 minutes to be detrained. Why? Not enough station staff!

A damaged power cable set fire to a sleepr, causing a track fire. Unfortunately, a train was stalled approaching Putney Bridge on the westbound, and it was not possible...

Seven Poxy Grand

A recent decision tells us a lot about London Underground Ltd's contemptuous attitude to passenger safety - and about the weakness of the official bodies that are supposed to pull the company up on safety issues.

In various incidents between May and October 2009, 13 members of the public were...

Oyster Machine Nicked

LU's claims that machines can replace people suffered a blow when the Oyster vending machine at Upney was stolen.

Late on Tuesday, thieves lifted the machine and had away with it. So if there is no open ticket office, where are people supposed to buy their Oyster?!

Taking Risks

Twice in the last week, managers have forced Green Park to stay open, despite it being below minimum numbers. Today, they finally had to admit defeat and close it.

Last Saturday night, Canary Wharf, Canada Water and North Greenwich stations all closed while there were still trains running. And on...

Stations Slaughtered: and there's more ...

Out on the east end of the District Line, we are being slaughtered with understaffing too.

In the peak, one CSA can not queue-bust, deal with VIPs and school parties at the same time. The SS can not always assist on the gateline due to constant changes in PAs, meal break coverage etc.

'Babysitting...

Penny Pinching

The economic crisis is biting hard on London Underground, with all sorts of 'savings' being made. But rather than look in the more obvious places (eg. fat-cat salaries), managers seem to focus their 'savings' on marginal benefits to us.

So when the air conditioning failed in the Upton Park...

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