2/3 November 1940: The London Underground on this day 70 years ago

Fifty-seventh day of the London Blitz.

At 20:50 on Saturday 2 November 1940, a High Explosive bomb fell on the railway embankment near Rayners Lane Piccadilly/Metropolitan line station, undermining a siding, but not affecting the main track.^[1]

At 08:00 on the 3rd, the following working conditions were reported:

District line
Dagenham to Barking now open.

Northern line
Single line working on both tracks between Strand and Warren Street.^[2]

Unexploded Bombs

Category A

Nil.

Category B

1. Latimer Road 21/10.
2. Angel station 15/10.
3. Southfields 30/10 - prevents service between Southfields and Wimbledon.^[3]

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^[1] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Damage Appreciation 02-03/11/40, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/4]
^[2] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 03/11/40, page 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/4]
^[3] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 03/11/40, pages 2-3 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/4]

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