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Wheee, what a fun Sunday afternoon!

Got on the Piccadilly Line at 3pm on Sunday, dragging luggage,
intending to travel to Acton Town and change to the District Line to
go to Richmond. Wrong.

First issue was after I passed through the gateline to get something
to drink. I turned around and saw that all District Line services were
suspended between Acton Town and Earl's Court. Oh joy. I hung around
Acton Town for an hour, until finally I gave up waiting for a bus and
got back onto the platform, where increasing numbers of people were
waiting for a train - by this time eastbound Piccadilly Line services
were suspended between Acton Town and Hyde Park Corner. Wheeeeee.

So I hung around the eastbound island platform for about half an hour
until finally, eastbound Piccadilly Line services were restored. So I
hopped onto the first train and went to Hammersmith, where I
discovered that now ALL District Line services were suspended. So it
was off to the bus station and a 33 bus to Richmond, along with a long
walk home.

Did anyone get photos of the sixty-foot tree responsible for all this
mayhem?

Brad

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TheOneKEA wrote:
Wheee, what a fun Sunday afternoon!

Got on the Piccadilly Line at 3pm on Sunday, dragging luggage,
intending to travel to Acton Town and change to the District Line to
go to Richmond. Wrong.

First issue was after I passed through the gateline to get something
to drink. I turned around and saw that all District Line services were
suspended between Acton Town and Earl's Court. Oh joy. I hung around
Acton Town for an hour, until finally I gave up waiting for a bus and
got back onto the platform, where increasing numbers of people were
waiting for a train - by this time eastbound Piccadilly Line services
were suspended between Acton Town and Hyde Park Corner. Wheeeeee.

So I hung around the eastbound island platform for about half an hour
until finally, eastbound Piccadilly Line services were restored. So I
hopped onto the first train and went to Hammersmith, where I
discovered that now ALL District Line services were suspended. So it
was off to the bus station and a 33 bus to Richmond, along with a long
walk home.

Did anyone get photos of the sixty-foot tree responsible for all this
mayhem?

Unfortunately not, though I saw the said tree from the western end of
Barons Court platform. It apparently toppled over on to the eastbound
District track at lunchtime on Sunday. I saw it at around 14:30, when
Piccadilly trains were passing the site slowly while men with chainsaws
were cutting up the tree over the adjacent District track. I was told
that some Piccadilly trains were using the District tracks between
Hammersmith and Acton Town to provide a service to District stations,
but that wouldn't really have helped you to get to Richmond.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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"Richard J." wrote in message ...
TheOneKEA wrote:
Wheee, what a fun Sunday afternoon!

Got on the Piccadilly Line at 3pm on Sunday, dragging luggage,
intending to travel to Acton Town and change to the District Line to
go to Richmond. Wrong.

First issue was after I passed through the gateline to get something
to drink. I turned around and saw that all District Line services were
suspended between Acton Town and Earl's Court. Oh joy. I hung around
Acton Town for an hour, until finally I gave up waiting for a bus and
got back onto the platform, where increasing numbers of people were
waiting for a train - by this time eastbound Piccadilly Line services
were suspended between Acton Town and Hyde Park Corner. Wheeeeee.

So I hung around the eastbound island platform for about half an hour
until finally, eastbound Piccadilly Line services were restored. So I
hopped onto the first train and went to Hammersmith, where I
discovered that now ALL District Line services were suspended. So it
was off to the bus station and a 33 bus to Richmond, along with a long
walk home.

Did anyone get photos of the sixty-foot tree responsible for all this
mayhem?

Unfortunately not, though I saw the said tree from the western end of
Barons Court platform. It apparently toppled over on to the eastbound
District track at lunchtime on Sunday. I saw it at around 14:30, when
Piccadilly trains were passing the site slowly while men with chainsaws
were cutting up the tree over the adjacent District track. I was told
that some Piccadilly trains were using the District tracks between
Hammersmith and Acton Town to provide a service to District stations,
but that wouldn't really have helped you to get to Richmond.

No, it wouldn't - the entire westbound District Line was clear from
Acton Town to Hammersmith as it was. The eastbound was choked with
platform-stabled trains , all of which were shut down - the Picadilly
I was on stopped at both Turnham Green and Ravenscourt Park to provide
an eastbound service.

I asked District Dave about this, but since he was off work today and
wasn't driving a train, he doesn't know anything about it.

Brad

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TheOneKEA wrote:

First issue was after I passed through the gateline to get something
to drink.

Off-topic, but I welcome the long-overdue appearance of drink machines
on tube platforms.

Much more useful than bloody Snickers.