Articles tagged ‘heat’

New ways to keep the Tube cool

By Chris | June 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The Evening Standard has a story on a new method to keep Tube passengers cool that Transport for London(TfL) is trying out. London’s Underground trains and stations can get very hot and humid in the summer months and TfL is spending around £150million on research and development of ways to ease the conditions for passengers.
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Keeping London Undergound cool

By Chris | May 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Anyone who’s travelled on the London Undeground during the summer months knows how hot and stuffy it can get hundreds of feet below ground, especially on packed trains or narrow platforms crowded with passengers. The Mayor of London and the Managing Director of the Tube have been detailing the short and long term plans to [...]