London tube: The lives of others ...

[Olli]

... shots taken a few minutes apart last April.

http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/IMG_9852-03-piccadilly.jpg

http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/IMG_9849-02-the-lives.jpg

[Dan_S]

'Because of a person under a train'.

Interesting.

[Olli]

'Because of a person under a train'.

Interesting.Could it be a service man? :confused:

[andrewaaa5]

Off topic 'The Lives Of Others' (german title 'Das Leben der Anderen') is a beautiful film. Watch it!

[Dan_S]

Could it be a service man? :confused:

Probably yes, but why did they write it on the board like that? ;)

[andrewaaa5]

Probably yes, but why did they write it on the board like that? ;)

..of course not. It means someone has fallen on the tracks just as the train is coming in. It (sadly) happens in London, and that's how they write it. Some of the newer stations have a protective barrier that only opens when the train stops to prevent this accident (or suicide..) occuring

[Olli]

Off topic 'The Lives Of Others' (german title 'Das Leben der Anderen') is a beautiful film. Watch it!I've seen that, it is an eye-opener: those things have really happened in near history close to us. Great movie.

..of course not. It means someone has fallen on the tracks just as the train is coming in. It (sadly) happens in London, and that's how they write it. Some of the newer stations have a protective barrier that only opens when the train stops to prevent this accident (or suicide..) occuringNaturally that was the case, Andrew, and no reason to have fun with that. Sad story, but l guess the thousands and thousands passing that sign do not spend to many seconds thinking that.

[mellowd]

It happens quite often. Sometimes its suicide and I'll bet sometimes its because the platforms are just so full and people like to push. The new Jubilee extension has an extra barrier which is far far safer but I'm not sure if it'll ever propagate to the other stations, most of them simply don't have the space

[BottomBracket]

Olli, I like how you tied both photos together. Good eye as usual. In NYC sometimes there is that whacko that likes to push people onto the coming train, which is why I never stand cloe to the platform's edge.

[Olli]

Olli, I like how you tied both photos together. Good eye as usual. In NYC sometimes there is that whacko that likes to push people onto the coming train, which is why I never stand cloe to the platform's edge.Cheers and thanks Pio. Pleased also you noticed the connection between the pictures. - I'm not a frequent train commuter, but have to remember your advice if I end up to be in NYC ...

[Ballast]

That happened while I was in town. I had to take a different train to connect back to the cirlce line so I could get to the London Hilton Paddington.

[mellowd]

Just noticed 'circus' is not spelt correctly on the sign. I see that often

[Olli]

That happened while I was in town. I had to take a different train to connect back to the cirlce line so I could get to the London Hilton Paddington.Happened to us as well, we had quite a long walk.

Just noticed 'circus' is not spelt correctly on the sign. I see that often ... like here ... ;)
cirlce

[bikerider]

couple of good shots Olliè and nicely paired as BB said....I hope to get some shots there when I go to the UK.

[goldboughtrue]

I'm surprised that they wrote the reason the train was suspended.

[Olli]

couple of good shots Olliè and nicely paired as BB said....I hope to get some shots there when I go to the UK.Cheers & thanks Rogers. Hope you will get some nice shots there and that you are not considered as national risk when shooting these strategically important sites. ;) (I didn't have any problems.)

I'm surprised that they wrote the reason the train was suspended.Interesting indeed. Could that be a way to make the passengers more alerted?

[Wazza]

Let's make public transport even more distressing.
Why not, "there's been an incident".

[mellowd]

They use to say 'due to a customer incident' or 'due to customer action' and sometimes still do. Thing is, we all know what happened, why lie about it?

[Wazza]

Unethical? Children?

I guess we can get away with more things out here. New Zealand is too politically correct, and I've probably been brain washed. :o

[Olli]

Unethical? Children?

I guess we can get away with more things out here. New Zealand is too politically correct, and I've probably been brain washed. :oI see you got a point, Wazza. NZ seems to be a safe heaven also in terms of communications. :confused: Not like secular and forthright London ...