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Lets give a little bit of history here.... I used to be a signaller (+4 years ago), but within my time on the underground I have done a number of jobs. Whatever job I have done I have had a 'one under'. A one under is just that a person under a train. So if they are pushed, jumped or...

That is a ridiculous statement to make! Whatever the reason a person ends up underneath a train, services are suspended and the area is made safe for emergency services to get down on the track and deal with the situation. Relevant isolations to traction current supplies are made to run...

Isn't that what I said in my original post, and also what the link Automotivehistorian gave us states ? ;)

Hmm, six trains came over from Willesden last night + one TransPlant unit. God knows what the other one is then?

Six Metronet branded Class 66 locos set foot on London Underground metals for the first time this morning. They are being used for track replacement on the Metropolitan line. The track replacement is taking place between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham/Chesham on the "main", in particular the...

Just to let you know what happened... An engineer working in the telephone exchange at Baker Street, powered down the UPS as well as the main power to it. The engineer thought that the equipment was for connect and shouldn't yet be live. Instantly the Line Control offices lost power to...

King's Cross to Farringdon - 1.19 Miles Farringdon to Liverpool St. - 1.05 Miles Liverpool St. to Cannon St. - 1.33 Miles Sorry for dragging up an old thread, only just noticed the date on it

Its a fail-safe design. If a bulb blows we have to assume a train is there. What do you have?

Edgware Road and Hammersmith on the H&C.

I have just found this website, I am a signaller on London Underground. The law states that you have to be 18 years old to carry out safety critical roles unsupervised. However, LU does run an apprenticeship scheme and you could be working a signal box at 16 (supervised). The...