Heathrow total shutdown

I'd love to see the actual sources of these things.

Could be "anti terror tweeted that they're popping in to rule out any foul play" and the press will be like "ANTI TERROR POLICE ATTENDING TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER SPACE ALIENS HAVE INFILTRATED THE UK ECONOMY USING NUCLEAR TIME TRAVEL DEVICES TO TAMPER WITH OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE RUSSIANS"
 
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I'd love to see the actual sources of these things.

Could be "anti terror tweeted that they're popping in to rule out any foul play" and the press will be like "ANTI TERROR POLICE ATTENDING TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER SPACE ALIENS HAVE INFILTRATED THE UK ECONOMY USING NUCLEAR TIME TRAVEL DEVICES TO TAMPER WITH OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE RUSSIANS"
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The actual statement:

"We are working with the London Fire Brigade to establish the cause of the fire which remains under investigation. While there is currently no indication of foul play we retain an open mind at this time.

"Given the location of the substation and the impact this incident has had on critical national infrastructure, the Met's Counter Terrorism Command is now leading enquiries.

"This is due to the specialist resources and capabilities within that command that can assist in progressing this investigation at pace to minimise disruption and identify the cause."
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Diddums said:
I'd love to see the actual sources of these things.

Could be "anti terror tweeted that they're popping in to rule out any foul play" and the press will be like "ANTI TERROR POLICE ATTENDING TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER SPACE ALIENS HAVE INFILTRATED THE UK ECONOMY USING NUCLEAR TIME TRAVEL DEVICES TO TAMPER WITH OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE RUSSIANS"
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Makes for good fodder for the 24/7 news media but I guess anything that can knock out such infrastructure could be a target
 
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This unfortunately impacted my fiancé, who was supposed to be in Milan for a weekend trip with her Mother (who she doesn't get to see frequently as her Mother is in France).

It also robs me of my weekend of being a proper lad :mad:
 
Seems like a really good idea to have the backup generator for the substation, in the substation area and locate it 1.5miles away from the vital infrastructure that it is serving. Sometimes we really do make ourselves look utterly foolish.
 
Em, I don't think its that SAS Sky!

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Diddums said:
Because the nature of these places means there's never 100% managed control. The client could have another contractor in doing some works and they bump something, or a switch can trip and trigger a backup supply without anyone knowing, etc. A lot can happen without knowing about it, so we need to validate everything every time before starting. On top of this, there are staff changes, and even then, due to the infrequency that this kit is worked on, the engineers need refreshing each time. Thing is with this kind of kit, when it goes wrong, it's always spectacular, there's no such thing as too much caution.

This is one of the less explosive reactions to an incorrect switching operation:



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This is the video they show us on the training courses as there's so much wrong here it makes for great training material:

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My standard go to videos too. Reminds me, need to buy some more rescue poles...
 
There is some wild suggestions in here.

That substation holds the power for Heathrow and a good number of datacentres in that area. You'd need an array of generators to cover the load that it provides, millions upon millions for something that should never be used.
The DC's are fine and operating on backup generators, because they are critical infrastructure.
ATC is critical and had enough power to divert and shut down the runways.
 
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Maybe as part of their convert operations, the Uk SAS operate a low cost budget airline out of Heathrow, as cover like.

"Ladies and gentlemen, your pilot for today's flight SAS B20 is Captain McNabb. Emergency exit doors for all HALO passengers are here, here and here.....M will be bringing drinks round shortly"
 
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LOAM said:
Maybe as part of their convert operations, the Uk SAS operate a low cost budget airline out of Heathrow, as cover like.

"Ladies and gentlemen, your pilot for today's flight SAS B20 is Captain McNabb. Emergency exit doors for all HALO passengers are here, here and here.....M will be bringing drinks round shortly"
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Did you know theres an SAS airline ? :D


Scandinavian Airlines, stylized as SAS, is the national airline of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

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Power appears to return to Terminal 4​

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Eurostar says it is adding more seats on its trains between London and Paris to help airline passengers affected by Heathrow's closure.

It will run two extra services in each direction on Friday, with space for around 882 passengers per train.

Passengers are advised to check the website or app for booking details, Eurostar says.
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Info on BBC live, if anyone knows anyone involved might be helpful.
 
Chuk_Chuk said:
Boss was supposed to fly back from a work trip on Tuesday got delayed due to a meeting. He was supposed to fly back today but now Heathrow is out of commission. That’s his weekend plans ruined.

An 8 business trip has been extended to 11 or 12 days.
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I’d like to introduce him to a couple of astronauts…
 
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