29/30 October 1940: The London Underground on this day 75 years ago
Fifty-third day of the London Blitz.
At 11:02 on Tuesday 29 October 1940, the Waterloo & City line boiler plant was damaged by a High Explosive (HE) bomb, although not seriously.[1][2]
Services between North Ealing and Acton Town were suspended from 18:40 to 19:30 due to a defective train. Trains reversed at Acton Town and North Ealing.[3]
From 22:13 to 22:55 services were suspended between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon due to a suspected Unexploded Bomb 20 yards [18 metres] from the track at Southfields.[3][4]
Services between Neasden and Preston Road, and between Golders Green and Edgware, were suspended due to cables damaged by enemy action north of Neasden Power House.[3]
An HE exploded between the LNE and Metropolitan line tracks between Neasden and Wembley Park stations at 00:35 on the 30th, damaging siding, signals, and telephone lines, but did not damage the running tracks.[3][4]
At 08:00 on the 30th, the following working conditions were reported:
[1] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form D1, 06:00-18:00 29/10/40, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1105]
[2] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Damage Appreciation 29-30/10/40, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
[3] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD2, 18:00 29/10/40 to 06:00 30/10/40, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1105]
[4] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Damage Appreciation 30-31/10/40, page 3 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
[5] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 30/10/40, pages 1-2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
[6] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 30/10/40, page 4 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
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At 11:02 on Tuesday 29 October 1940, the Waterloo & City line boiler plant was damaged by a High Explosive (HE) bomb, although not seriously.[1][2]
Services between North Ealing and Acton Town were suspended from 18:40 to 19:30 due to a defective train. Trains reversed at Acton Town and North Ealing.[3]
From 22:13 to 22:55 services were suspended between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon due to a suspected Unexploded Bomb 20 yards [18 metres] from the track at Southfields.[3][4]
Services between Neasden and Preston Road, and between Golders Green and Edgware, were suspended due to cables damaged by enemy action north of Neasden Power House.[3]
An HE exploded between the LNE and Metropolitan line tracks between Neasden and Wembley Park stations at 00:35 on the 30th, damaging siding, signals, and telephone lines, but did not damage the running tracks.[3][4]
At 08:00 on the 30th, the following working conditions were reported:
Bakerloo line
Trafalgar Square station closed.
Metropolitan line
Suspended King's Cross to Farringdon Street (Granville Tunnel and earlier damage).
Suspended Hammersmith to Ladbroke Grove.
Suspended Addison Road to Ladbroke Grove.
Northern line
Suspended Kennington to Strand [now Charing Cross].
Suspended Warren Street to Camden Town.
Suspended Clapham South to Tooting Broadway.
Single line working Strand to Warren Street on one road, and Strand to Euston on the other.
Angel station closed.
Camden Town station closed at night.
Piccadilly line
Suspended Finsbury Park to King's Cross.
Single line working Wood Green to Arnos Grove.
East London line
Open for freight services only.
Unexploded Bombs
Category A
Nil.
Category B
1. Latimer Road 21/10.
2. Angel station 15/10.[6]
[1] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form D1, 06:00-18:00 29/10/40, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1105]
[2] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Damage Appreciation 29-30/10/40, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
[3] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD2, 18:00 29/10/40 to 06:00 30/10/40, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1105]
[4] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Damage Appreciation 30-31/10/40, page 3 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
[5] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 30/10/40, pages 1-2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
[6] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 30/10/40, page 4 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/3]
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