Nothern Line maintenance
Request ID: FOI-1441-2021
Date published: 04 November 2020
You asked
When was the last time ‘track grinding’ was undertaken on the Northern Line?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1441-2021
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27 October 2020.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:
When was the last time ‘track grinding’ was undertaken on the Northern Line?
Whilst, you haven’t specified a location on the Northern Line, I can confirm the grinder was last used on 5 September 2020, between Stockwell and Oval stations.
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