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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: Edward Cowling London UKEdward Cowling London UK Date: Aug 9, 2008 09:58
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f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Boltar yahoo.co.uk> writes>On 9 Aug, 14:22, "John Rowland"
> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:>> Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
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>>> After another grim morning on Friday, I wonder why the ventilation on
>>> the Victoria Line is so bad ? If you change to the Piccadilly at
>>> Finsbury Park it's like entering a different world. So if the Picc
>>> Line can stay reasonably fresh why can't the Vic Line ? Even with
>>> the trains at full hurtle little air seems to move about the carriage.
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>> The Victoria Line is completely underground, except for the depot. The Picc
>> has several open air sections.
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>Except that 5 miles inside the tunnel that shouldn't make any
>difference. In hot weather the trains sit and bake in the sun when
>outside so they're probably hotter than a vic train when they enter
>it. My guess would be the very high service level on the vic. You can
>wait at finsbury park and sometimes literally 4 vic trains can go by
>for 1 piccadilly.
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I have found myself taking the longer Picc Line route on hot days. Not
only because it's cooler, but the trains tend to wait in the station if
there are delays rather than in the tunnel. You can see that "oh hell"
look on peoples faces when a Victoria Line train stops in a tunnel.
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