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, Mr
Thant writes

Could they not just transfer that bit back to the District line using a few
more of the new S stock to provide the traction, and up the Picc frequency
to Heathrow?

But then you'd have to take trains away from the other District
branches, or find more capacity further east. Rumour is that the
District Ealing Broadway and Piccadilly Uxbridge branches will swap
over at some point, but I don't think this plan has any official
status.

Having asked this question at work I've been advised that there is no
substance to it at all - just somebody's theory that has grown legs on
t'internet it seems.
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