North Greenwich station.
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joshleb said:
Ooo woah, seems like its been kept pretty quiet though!
Unnattended packages cause evacuations all the time on the tube. Controlled explosions on unidentified packages around town aren't that uncommon either. There was one a couple of weeks ago.Bit of a non story so far.
danllama said:
I think it's strange that they closed the station but were still allowing trains to go through it. I was on one of them at 5.40pm.
Surely it's either dangerous or not? If it is, why allow trains to go through? If it isn't, open the damn place.
They closed the station when a device was found on a train - And stopped all trains running through.Surely it's either dangerous or not? If it is, why allow trains to go through? If it isn't, open the damn place.
Once the device was made safe, the station remained closed while explosive experts, police forensics etc investigated.
As there are three platforms, two-way traffic could pass so the rest of the line could re-open
Seems to have been productive, as they have made an arrest today.
I went to North Greenwich station a couple of days after it opened. Had my 2 kids with me, the youngest was 1. I had to change his nappy so went into the baby change loo, and the nappy change shelf you pull down from the wall was still sealed in cellophane, stuck to the wall. Had to cut it free with a pen knife. It had never been used. So my lad was the first kid to have his nappy changed on it.
He's 18 now, 6'3 with barbed wire stubble you could strike a match on!
Totally useless info but hey ho.
He's 18 now, 6'3 with barbed wire stubble you could strike a match on!
Totally useless info but hey ho.
Silver Smudger said:
danllama said:
I think it's strange that they closed the station but were still allowing trains to go through it. I was on one of them at 5.40pm.
Surely it's either dangerous or not? If it is, why allow trains to go through? If it isn't, open the damn place.
They closed the station when a device was found on a train - And stopped all trains running through.Surely it's either dangerous or not? If it is, why allow trains to go through? If it isn't, open the damn place.
Once the device was made safe, the station remained closed while explosive experts, police forensics etc investigated.
As there are three platforms, two-way traffic could pass so the rest of the line could re-open
Seems to have been productive, as they have made an arrest today.
danllama said:
I think it's strange that they closed the station but were still allowing trains to go through it. I was on one of them at 5.40pm.
Surely it's either dangerous or not? If it is, why allow trains to go through? If it isn't, open the damn place.
Silver has answered on this case specifically, above, but more generally trains will often run through stations closed due to emergency or risk of emergency. Fire alerts are a common one.Surely it's either dangerous or not? If it is, why allow trains to go through? If it isn't, open the damn place.
The thinking is the trains are usually safer taking 30 seconds to pass the affected station than backing up in the tunnel.
Linked to device found in Devon. It's "not viable" though.
Tube alert: Devon suspicious device 'not viable'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-3774059...
Tube alert: Devon suspicious device 'not viable'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-3774059...
Moorgate tube station evacuated an hour ago....
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/moorgate-tub...
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/moorgate-tub...
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