Central line

Fully Automated Trains

On 18th January, LUL sent out an ‘invitation to tender’ to a shortlist of suppliers for new trains for the Central, Piccadilly, Waterloo and City and Bakerloo Lines, due to come into service in the early 2020s.

It says, ‘ When the New Tube for London enters service, it will have an operator...

Unfit For The Future

As staff on the east of the Central Line prepare to be guinea pigs in the “Fit for the Future” experiment, Tubeworker learns that two stations (Woodford and South Woodford) will have fewer ticket machines.

The multi-fare machines on the westbound side of both stations are being removed and taken...

Leytonstone attack: unite against staffing cuts and racism

Tubeworker's thoughts today are with those injured in the knife attack at Leytonstone station last night - and with all our workmates and passengers who as a result are even more anxious about being around London Underground. We know from past experience that in times of war and terrorist activity...

Shortage of Trains

The Central Line has a 'shortage of trains'. Most days, customers are having to wait ages for trains that arrive already packed with passengers. LU's explanation for the missing trains is that the motors are failing 'at a higher rate than was expected', which means that fleet engineers are having to...

W&C Service Controllers Strike Back

Waterloo and City line service controllers will strike for 48 hours next week in their fight to have their job uprated.

W&C controllers are paid less than every other service controller on the job - they have a grade all to themselves so that the company can pay them five grand less than others...

Floor Flaws

We hear that a station on the Central Line loop has a woodworm problem. The flooring in various rooms has been chomped away at by the little critters, leading to some serious issues.

Staff raised jobs months ago: this issue hasn't been addressed.

Tubeworker doesn't want to blame the woodworms...

Fleet Fights Agency Threat

You might think that 23-year old trains would still be pretty fit for the future, but the Central Line's 92 stock is so fragile that it needs a heavy overhaul.

You might think that would mean employing more people to do the work, and to train the new people taken on to do the work. But management...

Stand Up For Your Right To Sit Down

You might think that by 21:30, well after a very demanding evening peak, it would be OK for a CSA to sit in the GLAP. After all, you are very visible to passengers and ready to help at a moment's notice.

But one particular manager was so distressed by the sight of a seated CSA when s/he travelled...

Off The Rails

The job's well and truly up the wall on the Central line today, following last night's engineering train derailmemt.

The battery-powered ballast train derailed its last bogie and clattered into the wall, sending four on board to hospital, including the tamper driver. The good news is that all have...

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