London Banter - View Single Post - Why the piccadilly to Heathrow , why not the District?

Robin May · October 15th 03, 04:13 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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Something I was wondering the other day , when the extension to
Heathrow airport was built why didn't they re-extend the district
line to Hounslow and beyond and divert the piccadilly to ealing?
Why? Because district trains are much bigger and so they would
have been much more room for passengers and their luggage rather
than the pokey little tube trains on the picc.

Was there a good reason for not doing this given the benefits it
would have entailed for passengers with luggage?

It may have been because the Piccadilly skips a few stations that the
District stops at between Earl's Court and the start of the Heathrow
section, so it's a bit quicker

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