Sunday Districts on the Circle in a bygone era

The Company plan didn't come about until December 1992

All I know for sure is that it was only Parsons Green crews who done Circles and the trains were numbered in the 100 series. I assume it was just a leftover from CO/CP days as you say.

The Circles run by the District were, Outer Rail 123 and 125, and Inner Rail 114 and 115 IIRC. Since the only reason they ran really was for historical reasons, it was basically decided that when the H&C became its own line, the District would no longer run Circles. I believe that part of the reason was, with the development of the separate business units, there was the anomaly of a Circle Line train, using H&C trains, running on Metropolitan Line tracks with a District Line driver. There was also the fact that us Baker St Met drivers would refuse to run one of the District Circles as they had to be driven by District drivers ;D I remember one Sunday at Baker St, the Station Manager came in to tell me that T204 had been reformed at Edgware Road into T125, and could I take it to Gloucester Road for the District driver to pick it up. I refused on the grounds that it was a District train, and I was a Met driver. After he complained that the train was now in the platform, I pointed out that it wasn't my problem. As he was walking out of the room, I just happend to mention that, if it was still T204 then I couldn't refuse to run it, and it could possibly be reformed on arrival at Gloucester Road ;D I'll leave you to work out what happened next

Can I ask what are those two box things on a pole just to the right of the train cab area ? Also is that a DMT driving he stopped a bit too far forward

I've always thought it odd that both District and H&C crews were not trained on all routes through the HSK-Earl's Court-Gloucester Road junction.

I think it's actually the light blue shirt that went with the grey uniform c1973-1986

It was light blue with red and blue pinstripes.

correct! the 'roadsweeper' jacket!

In my Underground Guide collection that covers 1958-72, I am still wishing to find a copy that list these projections.

Trust me, if you have the "wrong" staff on duty, and the service reformations go a bit pear-shaped, this can happen today, with everyone supposedly working with the same timetable ;D

ISTR reading that the District stopped providing an everyday service on the Circle sometime in the 1920s, with the introduction of a District service (over the Met) to Edgware Road, following its reconstruction - but continued to provide some Sunday trains (using any convenient/suitable trains) for crew route knowledge and/or mileage balancing purposes. Until it was decided that everything should be rigidly divided... (unlike the days when the Metropolitan & District were one line on the map)

I've recently found my set working books from 1971/72 so will see what's interesting in there re District workings to Aldgate etc.

OK, the districts to Liverpool Street and Aldgate are shown in the 1970 set working book (DR WTT 95), but not shown in the set working book dated February 1972 (DR WTT 96).

They are not shown at all in the DR WTTs as going beyond Edgware Road, presumably that was in the Met/circle WTT!

Scanning through the set workings,

set 62 done Put B 11.59 to Lpool St arr 1231 dep 1235 to Wim; then later 1635 Wim-Aldgate 1721/1732 to Put B;

set 66 Wim 1250 to Lpool St 1331/1335 to wim; later 1705Wim to Aldgate 1751/1802 to Wim;

set 67 PG 1216 to Lpool St 1246/1250 to Wim 1332/1350 to Lpool St 1431/1435 to Wim; later Wim 1650 to aldgate 1737/1748 to Wim.

Set 70 PG 1231 to Lpool st 1301/1305 to Wim 1437; later Wim 1735 to Aldgate 1821/1833 to wim;

Set 71 Wim 1235 to Lpool st 1316/1320 to Wim; later 1750 Wim Aldgate 1836/1848 to Wim;

Set 74 1305 Wim Lpool St 1346/1350 to Wim 1432; later 1605 Wim Aldgate 1651/1703 to Wim 1747/1805 to Aldgate 1851/1903 to wim

Set 75 Wim 1320 to Moorgate 1359/1407 to Wim 1447. Later Wim 1620 to Aldgate 1706/1718 to Wim 1802.

It seems ther extended service was in connection with football at Chelsea or Fulham as ther service seems to disappear while the match is on! Interesting that there only appears to be one train that turns at Moorgate.

Stock was usually CP, but I've worked R and Q stock on those services. There may have been a couple of other workings which I've missed.

Somthing to think about.

Sunday District Circle sets at the time were 114 and 115 inner rail; 123 and 125 outer rail.

Another one is set 37, Wim 1720 Aldgate 1806/1818 Wim 1902. This is booked for R stock.

Having found the workings in the WTT, it seems the "early" service ran to Liverpool Street, with one to Moorgate, and the "later" service to Aldgate. 18 trains total, unless I've missed any.

Interesting thing is that set 37 works 1602 Ecmn Depot, Acton Town 1603, Edgware Rd 1626/1636, Wim 1702 then as above, Wim 1910 High St 1928/1941, E Bwy 2001/2006 ety to E cmn Depot.