Waterloo & City line

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Getting the Hump

When the Waterloo & City line reopens, it will have 'platform humps', raised areas that put the platform at the same level as the train for easy access for people using wheelchairs or buggies (or who have difficulty taking big steps).

Good idea. After all, the inaccessibility of the Underground to...

Gutter Press Goes Down The Drain

Metronet appears to be on a charm offensive, or is it a desperate attempt to rescue its deservedly woeful reputation?

Whichever, they invited the media down into the Drain, to tell us what a fabulous job they are doing down there and how confident they are that it will be finished on time. What do...

Down the Drain

The Waterloo & City line is closing for refurbishment from April til September, cutting off the commuters' favourite route into the City.

The official alternative is to go from Waterloo to Embankment and change there for the District line to Monument. However, Tubeworker strongly suspects that many...

Strange Management Behaviour During Strikes (part 756)

It's New Year's Eve, and Bank station is closed, the Waterloo & City line suspended. Management tell the signaller on duty to send a train to Bank, carrying the precious cargo of a DSM and half a dozen "station staff". Half and hour later, the station re-opens.

Surely the company has not worked out...

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