Waterloo & City line

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Dirty Drain

You could be taking a big risk if you take a swig of water in the Waterloo & City line depot.

The site used to be a chemical plant, and it seems that some of the chemicals might have, erm, lingered. In a recent test of the water, it tested positive for nine out of fifteen pollutants.

Yuk. No...

Wot No Controller?

The Waterloo and City line may be a little short, but it still needs controlling like any other line. So how is it that the people who do the job are 'mere' signal operators, paid less than they should be and expected to do work that they shouldn't.

It is said that if something waddles like a duck...

Seeing Sense

Given the pig's ear that Metronet has made of the stuff it is in charge of already, you'd think that no-one in their right mind would consider giving the bankrupt company any extra responsibilities, wouldn't you?

Fortunately, LUL has finally seen sense and abandoned its plan to transfer...

Watching You

Tubeworker recommends to Endemol and Channel Four a possible venue for the next series of Big Brother - the new Waterloo & City line signal cabin.

It's got cameras pointing at the staff, though no-one seems to know who's looking at the monitors. And you have to walk through the changing room to get...

Metronet Dustbowl on the Drain

Today, Metronet's incompetence descended from scandal into farce. They spent the weekend grinding rails on the Waterloo and City line, but did not tidy up after themselves - in particular, they did not hoover up the dust.

So as soon as a train moved, a big cloud of dust billowed up and covered the...

Getting the Hump, part 2

Tubeworker has mentioned before the platform humps on the Waterloo & City. And we repeat: anything that makes the Underground more accessible to wheelchair users and buggy-pushers is OK with us.

But there's another glitch .. Because the humps are 'experimental', they are hollow. So if too many...

Slip Sliding Away

Another problem in the Waterloo and Cuty refurb series ... advertising posters have been coming away from walls, causing serious problems.

At one point earlier this week, a platform at Bank had to be closed because the platform wall posters were flapping in the face of incoming trains. Original...

Blocked Drain

After five months' closure, the Waterloo & City line reopened last week, and immediately ran into trouble.

The cabling was incompatible with the signals, causing surges. The Correct Side Door Enabling kit didn't work. There were power feed problems - all of which should have been sorted through a...

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