On 22 Feb, 00:50, Steve Fitzgerald ] wrote:
In message .com,
Mizter T writes

It's a separate issue but I see from the 6 month look ahead that on the
weekends of 19-20 and 26-28 May (bank holiday weekend) Piccadilly line
trains will run on the District line between Acton Town and Hammersmith
whilst the District will have a reduced service along that stretch - I
presume that literally means the Pic trains will be on the district
tracks. If so is there any extra driver training that Pic drivers will
need to do to familiarise themselves with this stretch of tracks, or
does the fact that you drive adjacent to the District here mean that's
not necessary?

No. It's a normal alternative route for us - it's not uncommon for them
to run us 'fast up the local' to clear backlogs or to run all stations
to help the District when they have problems. In fact, the other week,
I was sat in the eastbound local platform at Acton Town and for a change
asked to be run up the local to Hammersmith - which they did!



Thanks. I'm still a little puzzled as to how running 'fast up the
local' - i.e. running a non-stop Pic train on the District tracks -
would clear backlogs though?! And obviously this could only be done
when there isn't a stoppng District train in front of you.