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Old December 2nd 04, 08:06 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Nigel Pendse Nigel Pendse is offline
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Default Piccadilly Line west of Hammersmith..

"TheOneKEA" wrote in message
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Anybody a regular passenger of the Piccadilly Line on the non-stop
bit from Hammersmith to Acton Town? Why is the ride so bumpy?
Sometimes it feels like the carriage is going to derail! I don't
remember it being like that before..


The track is falling to pieces and needs to be rebuilt. Metronet is
_supposed_ to begin replacing it in 2005.
If you look at it you'll see how poor-quality it is in some places.


I seem to remember it being even worse from time to time in the past. I
don't know that it's much worse than elsewhere, but it seems it as the
trains go relatively fast along that stretch. My test is whether I can
keep reading (and I always try to sit towards the centre of the car --
there's no chance if you're near the end).