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'''Track Access Controllers''' perform an important safety role for London Underground. They mostly work at night during "Engineering hours" when traction current is switched off and passenger trains have stopped running.

Each Track Access Controller has responsibility for an underground line (e.g. the East London line) or part of an underground line. Some lines such as the Northern line are so long and so busy that on some nights, up to 3 Track Access Controllers may be responsible for different parts of the track.

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It takes over 6 months to train as a Track Access Controller and the team is made up of ex-protection masters (only the best), ex Station-Supervisors, ex Senior Signalmen and other Station "Operational Manager" backgrounds. Between them they have a wealth and breadth of knowledge that is the envy of other London Underground departments. They work well under pressure, work independently, and deal with incidents and minor/major scenarios every night before authorising the turning on of traction current in the morning, allowing passenger trains to run.

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