Metropolitan line

Yesterday morning, the job really did go right up the wall.

We reported just a few weeks back about lumps of concrete falling onto tracks and endangering life and limb. That time, it was on the Central Line, this time it's the Met/H&C.

The falling rock fouled the juice rails and the running rails...

The agreed drivers' prep list for S Stock trains takes 16 minutes. It's been timed by managers and union reps together, and that's the time it takes. So that's the time that should be built into drivers' duties to prep the train, right?

You might think so, but management have other ideas. They...

So Neasden Met depot finally got its new walkboards, needed because the south dock was too short for the trains. Only problem is ...

They are riddled with holes and gaps, there is ballast lying around everywhere, and management somehow forgot the Limited Clearance boards!

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Early one morning last month, a driver had to tip out a train alone after it stalled at Croxley. Where were the station staff?

Once again, management had failed to arrange cover for station duties. This time, they had left the night turns at both Croxley and Chorleywood uncovered. A helpful DSM...

Tubeworker has already reported on London Underground's attempts to cut the frequency of essential fleet safety checks with its daft and reckless 'maintenance optimisation' policy. Now the company has come up with another daft scheme to save money with scant regard to safety - this time, on the...

It seems that the new S stock trains for the Metropolitan line may not be up to scratch.

When tested on Bombardier's test track at Old Dalby in Derby, they managed to rip up the rails! Apparently, this could be something to do with the brakes, or it may be that the train is designed on the...

Remember LUL's silly idea of inviting passengers to text in their comments? Well, they spent £15,000 running a trial of this gimmick on the Rickmansworth group, only for hardly anyone to bother sending any texts. The trial was such a flop that they are quietly dropping the whole idea now.

Note: £15...

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Thursday 7th August arrived and it was Rickmansworth Group's chance to show their industrial mettle over the dispute with London Underground's Human Resources and the enforced relocation of 5 CSAs.

Despite the short turnaround time of a week to get...

RMT is balloting station staff on the Rickmansworth group for strike action after management went ahead with issuing displacement notices to five CSAs.

LUL has been threatening to do this since last year, after creating the problem itself by sending a dozen staff 'above numbers' to Ricky group by...

Rickmansworth CSAs still face displacement off their group as management try to make them suffer the consequences of a management cock-up. They have now had enough of the constant threats of displacement.

LUL sent the new-recuit CSAs to Ricky stating that this was their permanent work location...