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London has power blackout- trains stuck in tunnels!
Posted on 08/28/2003 11:23:02 AM PDT by BlackJack
London Power Blackout Halts Subway Services, Spokesman Says
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A power blackout in central and southwest London has halted subway services, a London Underground spokesman said.
The majority of London Underground networks are affected, said the spokesman, who declined to be identified. Trains are stuck in tunnels, the spokesman said. The power failure was caused by a National Grid circuit failure, the spokesman said.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ukblackout
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My oh my...hmmm
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:23:13 AM PDT
by
BlackJack
To: BlackJack
I'd hate to be in the Chunnel.
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:24:00 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: BlackJack
Well well well...who has a third world power grid now?!
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:24:23 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: BlackJack
WOW! I didn't know that Bush/Cheney could screw up the Brits energy system too. . . . . .
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:24:46 AM PDT
by
TexasNative2000
(The joy of the Lord is my strength.)
To: BlackJack
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:25:08 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: TexasNative2000
But I'm sure it has nothing to do with terrorism! (isn't that the first thing they always say when something happens?)
To: BlackJack
Securing my tinfoil! America first, now the Brits! hmmmm...Blackbird.
To: BOBTHENAILER; knighthawk; Valin; TexKat; null and void; MEG33; Ragtime Cowgirl; DollyCali; ...
Boy what a coincident!
To: AppyPappy
I'd hate to be in the Chunnel. That would be absolutely horrible. ~~shiver~~
To: BlackJack
It amazes me that a technologically advanced country like Great Britian could be brought to a halt by a third world power grid!
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:27:10 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
To: BossLady
ping
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: BlackJack
Hey! I thought we're not allowed to post stuff from the London Underground on this site!
To: BlackJack
The power failure was caused by a National Grid circuit failure, the spokesman said Maybe I'll claim responsibility for it... anyone got an e-mail address for them?
To: BlackJack
To: The Brush
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1031193,00.html Power cut hits London
Thursday August 28, 2003
Tube and train travellers found themselves stopped short tonight after a power cut hit central and south London.
London Underground said the power failure was having a "serious" impact on the whole of the network. Rail services from major stations including Victoria, London Bridge and Waterloo were also affected.
A Tube spokesman said: "There has been a National Grid failure which has affected the underground. At the moment we are assessing the impact of that but it is having a serious impact on the whole system at the moment."
He added: "It's also having an affect on some of our buildings. Certainly quite a lot of the network appears to be affected."
He said the failure happened around 6.15pm and there were likely to be a number of people stuck underground.
"There will be travellers underground. I don't know the extent of that yet. It's at the end of rush hour, the peak period, so it's a busy time," he said.
By 7pm power had been restored to some blacked-out parts of the capital, including Bank and Waterloo. Trains stopped at stations began moving again.
A spokesman for electricity network operator EDF Energy said: "We have lost supplies to large parts of south London in the last few minutes as a result of a National Grid failure supply in the south London area. It's difficult to predict how long this is going to take. National Grid has got to get the circuit back."
A spokesman for British Transport Police said the power cut had affected all major railway stations in south London.
"There is no power in a lot of stations and no trains running in the whole of south London," he said.
"All major stations - Victoria, London Bridge, Waterloo - are affected and all main train lines have stopped. Some stations are in darkness and others have emergency lighting."
Euston station was evacuated due to overcrowding, believed to be because passengers cannot get on to the Tube.
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:38:46 AM PDT
by
Pikamax
To: BlackJack
I wonder what Hillary thinks about THIS one?
On second thought, I can guess... IT'S BUSH'S FAULT!!!
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:40:14 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: TexasNative2000
I didn't realize that Gray Davis was visiting London.
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:41:31 AM PDT
by
snopercod
(The moving finger writes...)
To: Gabrielle Reilly
hmmm great personal page...
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:43:00 AM PDT
by
Bob Eimiller
(Kennedy... Leahy... Moran... Kucinich........ any more Catholic abortion promoters?)
To: snopercod
I didn't realize that Gray Davis was visiting London. He meant to visit Vienna, but goofed again.
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posted on
08/28/2003 11:43:38 AM PDT
by
Shermy
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