30/31 October 1940: The London Underground on this day 70 years ago

Fifty-fourth day of the London Blitz.

At 11:25 on Wednesday 30 October 1940, District line services were again suspended between Southfields and Wimbledon, due to an Unexploded Bomb (UXB) in the cicinity.^[1]

At 08:00 on the 31st, the following working conditions were reported:

District line
Suspended Southfields to Wimbledon - UXB.

Metropolitan line
Suspended Hammersmith to Ladbroke Grove.
Suspended Addison Road to Ladbroke Grove.

Northern line
Shuttle service on both tracks now running Strand [now Charing Cross] to Euston.^[2]

Unexploded Bombs

Category A

Nil.

Category B

1. Latimer Road 21/10.
2. Angel station 15/10.^[3]

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^[1] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD1, 06:00-18:00 30/10/40, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1105]
^[2] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 31/10/40, pages 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
^[3] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 31/10/40, page 4 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]

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