A method has been discovered to revive them at surface-level stations however not the others
London’s common e-book swap miniature libraries are to return to a few of London’s Underground stations subsequent months after they have been banned earlier this yr as a result of they have been deemed a fireplace danger, Transport for London says.
Excessive Barnet station on the Northern line would be the first of 15 to get their e-book swaps again due to provides of cupboards that adjust to the related fireplace and different security rules being obtained.
Nevertheless, the answer solely applies to surface-level stations, as extra stringent guidelines apply to sub-surface degree stations, and TfL says it’s “at the moment not attainable” to discover a answer.
The opposite stations launched from the sooner are: Acton City, Cockfosters, Ealing Widespread, East Finchley, Hammersmith, Kew Gardens, Kilburn, Morden, Northfields, Oakwood, Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Totteridge & Whetstone and Willesden Inexperienced.
TfL says it “continues to work” with the London Fireplace Brigade (LFB) on the problem and is “speaking to authorities about current laws and steerage to tell future selections about whether or not the return of the neighborhood property with acceptable danger evaluation and mitigations may be attainable sooner or later”.
Sir Sadiq Khan welcomed the progress thus far, saying he is aware of “from private expertise and speaking to commuters what a distinction they make throughout London”. TfL Commissioner Andy Lord echoed that sentiment, but additionally burdened that “security is at all times our prime precedence” and LFB Commissioner Andy Roe, whereas praising the miniature libraries as “a part of the general public transport panorama”, defended the LFB’s “evaluation of their use” and underlined the significance of studying from “previous tragedies” within the community.
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