Paul Corfield wrote:
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:07:45 GMT, Mojo
wrote:

All Metronet lines are now suspended, including parts of the
Piccadilly where it runs over such lines.

Not strictly correct. Metronet maintain the track between Barons
Court and Acton Town / South Ealing / Hanger Lane junction and Picc
trains are still getting to the Heathrow branch. Oddly though there
is no service on the Rayners Lane branch at all - I thought it was
going to terminate at South Harrow instead.

The Piccadilly appeared to be running the Heathrow part of their
emergency timetable this afternoon (trains at 5-minute intervals), which
was disappointing, but perhaps caused by a signal failure at Arnos Grove
and a one-under at Wood Green. As Paul says, there was said to be no
service at all on the Uxbridge branch, though I think there may have
been a few trains going to Rayners Lane.

Going westbound at around 18:45, trains were blocking back from Acton
Town to Ravenscourt Park, due to leisurely crew changes on every train.
I was then told that they were running down the service and would close
about 20:00. No credible reason was given for this action, and there is
still nothing on the LU website about this at 20:03. Does anyone know
why the Piccadilly is closing early, if indeed it is?
--
Richard J.
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