Northern line

Ask Tubeworker: Is Asbestos Removal Safe?

Q: There is a poster in Euston station, saying, 'this passage has been closed due to the safe removal of asbestos'. When enquiring, we were assured there was nothing to worry about. But can we trust them?

A: There are two types of work which deal with asbestos: complete removal, where the...

It's Not Just Metronet ...

Just when we were being encouraged to believe that there is nothing wrong with PPP as a concept, just that Metronet are a particularly dodgy company, along comes a reminder that Tubelines, also, are capable of fouling things up.

They are responsible for upgrading the ticket hall at Euston station...

Letter: Fighting together

Dear Tubeworker

Working on a station where the Northern Line was running, although other lines were suspended, the strike was a rather dispiriting experience. Passengers were not as abusive as expected, but this was less in a spirit of solidarity with the strikers' aims, and more because they were...

Don't Bully Our Cleaners!

At Angel station, a Station Supervisor accused a cleaner of neglecting their duties. The cleaner got an RMT rep, who proved that there was little basis for his allegations.

Now, the next time the cleaner goes in with the union to see management, it will not be a disciplinary hearing against the...

Flood Water

While staff dealt with the effects of the heavy downpour a couple of weeks back, the GSM showed up at Golders Green station. Great - some people would say that managers never show up when the proverbial hits the fan, but Tubeworker won't have a bar of it.

Oddly, though, this GSM's contribution to...

Staff vs Info Boards

When a flashing light that informs drivers of a temporary speed restriction between Euston and Kings Cross stopped working, Euston station initially tried to inform drivers via the service information board near the driver's cab.

One driver pointed to where it said, 'not to be used for safety...

Rushing Through Re-Licensing

We were recently telling you about under-staffing causing problems with getting drivers re-licensed. Seems this affects other grades too.

Out on the Barkingside group, managers have been trying it on with staff, telling them that the company has "done away with" the requirement for 28 days' notice...

Permit to Enter?

A TubeLines Site Person in Charge accepted a forged Permit to Enter to a machine chamber at Old Street. The Station Supervisor picked up on it, and the unauthorised person left the station, but TubeLines did not query their procedures on how this had come about.

Under the new Rule Book, Station...

East Finchley: RMT/ASLEF Unity

The local RMT and ASLEF reps at East Finchley depot have produced a joint leaflet telling drivers about Driving Parameters and their rights at work. This follows a joint newsletter produced by the two union reps last year.

ASLEF's hierarchy have frowned on this, due to their silly, sectarian policy...

Aggravated SPAD

A Northern Line DMT on a driving day had an aggravated SPAD. He got a 12-month suspended sacking - but was returned to work at his own depot!

How can he have any credibility dealing with drivers over SPADs when he has disregarded the rules so flagrantly?

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