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| Parts of the Tube network will have air conditioned trains from 2010, London Underground has announced. | Parts of the Tube network will have air conditioned trains from 2010, London Underground has announced. |
| The move would see trains on "surface" lines such as the Circle, District and Metropolitan lines equipped with air conditioning in about two years. | The move would see trains on "surface" lines such as the Circle, District and Metropolitan lines equipped with air conditioning in about two years. |
| Industrial-sized fans will be used to improve station air flow this summer. | Industrial-sized fans will be used to improve station air flow this summer. |
| But transport bosses said cooling the Tube remained a major challenge, especially on deeper lines such as the Northern and Piccadilly lines. | But transport bosses said cooling the Tube remained a major challenge, especially on deeper lines such as the Northern and Piccadilly lines. |
| About 40 fans will be installed at stations including Charing Cross, Bond Street and Bank. | About 40 fans will be installed at stations including Charing Cross, Bond Street and Bank. |
| In addition, a large number of station ventilation shafts and fans are being brought back into service. So far 50 such fans have been renewed. | In addition, a large number of station ventilation shafts and fans are being brought back into service. So far 50 such fans have been renewed. |
| The London Underground's Victorian heritage is its charm and its burden Peter O'Toole, London Underground | The London Underground's Victorian heritage is its charm and its burden Peter O'Toole, London Underground |
| A scheme in which pumped-out water is used to cool platforms at Victoria Tube station is being repeated this summer. | A scheme in which pumped-out water is used to cool platforms at Victoria Tube station is being repeated this summer. |
| London Underground managing director Tim O'Toole said cooling the Tube was "a major and long-term engineering challenge". | |
| "The London Underground's Victorian heritage is its charm and its burden," he said. | "The London Underground's Victorian heritage is its charm and its burden," he said. |
| "Today the Tube carries over a billion passengers a year and as passenger demand continues to grow, so does the need to increase capacity and upgrade the network." | "Today the Tube carries over a billion passengers a year and as passenger demand continues to grow, so does the need to increase capacity and upgrade the network." |