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Post by dave1 on Oct 15, 2016 8:47:20 GMT
I know that now there are fire alarms at all stations and on various pieces of equipment but what about before the Kings Cross fire where were the fire alarms located.
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Post by railtechnician on Oct 15, 2016 16:03:46 GMT
I know that now there are fire alarms at all stations and on various pieces of equipment but what about before the Kings Cross fire where were the fire alarms located. There were fire alarms but my recollection is that such installations were patchy and manual although I stand to be corrected on that point. There were a few smoke detectors as I recall in various parts of deep tube stations but generally AFAIR the 'smoulderings' were visually detected and then a member of staff had to raise the alarm if an evacuation was required. Signal linemen were the first port of call, in the old days there was always a lineman within one or two stations who would attend and deal with the issue. In the 1970s I can recall being caught in a couple of fires, one in a Northern line tunnel which we literally stamped out and another in a lift motor room at Belsize Park, all but one of us was in the lift, fortunately one man was not and he was able to access the lift motor room and prevent the fire on the winding drum from spreading and taking hold. These incidents never resulted in LFB attendance unless they could not be locally extinguished.
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