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51454 Lack of heating at West Hampstead Thameslink station

April 2013 in Train Operations

tagged Station and platform Work environment Equipment South East

Concerns have been raised about the lack of heating at West Hampstead Thameslink station.

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51498 Defective pit lamps at Bank station

March 2013 in London Underground

tagged Equipment Infrastructure Station and platform South East

Concerns have been raised about defective pit lamps on both the eastbound and westbound platforms of the Central line at Bank station.

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51435 Passengers undertaking ‘unsafe behaviour’ at Newark Castle

March 2013 in Train Operations

tagged Level Crossings Station and platform Method of working East Midlands

A reporter has expressed concern that passengers are crossing when the barriers are down at Newark Castle level crossing in order to catch trains waiting at the station.

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51410 Poor lighting conditions at Loughton

February 2013 in London Underground

tagged Equipment Work environment Station and platform South East

A reporter has raised concerns about inadequate lighting making it difficult for staff to see when working or walking trackside at several locations in Loughton.

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51425 Inadequate lighting at Woodford platforms and sidings

February 2013 in London Underground

tagged Equipment Work environment Station and platform South East

Concerns have been raised about the lighting not working at Woodford sidings and on the eastbound and westbound platforms at the station.

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50043 'Unreliable' back-to-back radios

February 2013 in Train Operations

tagged Communication and teamwork Equipment Station and platform North West

Station staff are concerned about the reliability of the back-to-back radios provided for employees working in Liverpool city centre stations. The stations affected are Hamilton Square, James Street, Liverpool Central, Liverpool Lime Street and Moorfields.

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51127 Diesel fumes at Birmingham New Street

February 2013 in Train Operations

tagged Work environment Station and platform Rolling stock West Midlands

A reporter is concerned that the build-up of diesel fumes at Birmingham New Street is affecting the health of the staff who work there. Station refurbishment work means that the ventilation system is currently out of action.

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51188 Passengers trespassing at Basildon station

February 2013 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Station and platform Infrastructure Security South East


Concerns have been raised about passengers, particularly youths, trespassing at Basildon station in order to evade fares. This is being witnessed on a daily basis, by both staff and other passengers.

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51460 Dispatch procedure not being carried out correctly

February 2013 in Train Operations

tagged Method of working Rules and procedures Station and platform East Midlands

Concern has been expressed that Guards working local services stopping at Nottingham station are not carrying out the dispatch procedure correctly.

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51442 ‘Low’ handrail on stairs at Edgware Road station

February 2013 in London Underground

tagged Station and platform South East

Concerns have been raised about the height of the handrail on the stairs leading to platforms one and two, and three and four at Edgware Road station.

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