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Post by version3point1 on Dec 23, 2012 23:46:47 GMT
Just in time for Christmas! A little while back, there was a bit of clearing up going on at Northfields in the Tube Lines office. I know they've kept the headboards/signage from the opening of services to Heathrow ( they're on the wall as you come in), but I was curious to find a Christmas themed one lying around: I do recall some of the stories more senior drivers were telling me about a special service that ran to take children into town for something or another, but I've forgotten most of it now and didn't have the opportunity to ask any of the depot staff about it since I moved to another line. I was just wondering if anybody could shed some light on the story behind this sign or the Christmas specials that people were telling me about. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2012 23:51:04 GMT
I remember being told of a train that ran for a local school in west London that went round the loop and either that was it or it went in to central london
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Post by rheostar on Dec 24, 2012 22:45:57 GMT
Years ago, we ran a train from Arnos Grove to Hammersmith just for our kids going to a panto there.
Whilst the kids were in the panto we held the train in Northfields depot.
When we came out of the panto, I called up the controller to let the train out of the depot. It arrived on the platform at the same time as our group. Back on the train via the butterfly cocks in the leading car and away we went for the return to Arnos.
The kids loved having their own train. :-)
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