Photograph by Rubber Dragon
London’s Victoria underground line was shut down between Warren Street and Brixton after wet cement leaked into the signal room.
Tens of thousands of commuters were affected by the rush-hour chaos that ensued after the blunder by contractors working on an overhaul of Victoria Station, with major disruptions continuing for the rest of the day.
Nigel Holness, London Underground’s operations director, said:
This afternoon our contractors were working on the new station in an area next to the Victoria line signal control room.
These works involved the use of water and cement which leaked into the room, damaging equipment.
This has meant there are no signals working on the southern section of the line.
Our engineers are working hard to resolve the situation as soon as possible to get services back up and running, but the line is expected to be affected for the remainder of the day while repairs are carried out.
Passengers were originally told that the issues were caused by “flooding”, but photographs published on UsVsth3m soon showed that the flood was of wet cement.
Here's how the Victoria Line control room looks today. Someone filled it full of concrete: http://t.co/Pygj3POwmX pic.twitter.com/EXIq2HWh4N
— Us Vs Them (@UsVsTh3m) January 23, 2014
