5/6 January 1941: The London Underground on this day 75 years ago

One hundred and twenty-first day of the London Blitz.

St Paul’s station was closed between 12:00 and 12:30 on the 5th due to explosive demolition operations in the vicinity.^[1]

A falling anti-aircraft shell damaged two vehicles at Turnpike Lane bus station, adjacent to the Piccadilly line station, and killed one person (see Appendix X).^[2]

At 21:18 the Waterloo station LPTB subway and Southern Railway offices on on York Road was reported as having been demolished.^[3] A wall of the original Bakerloo line station building was also damaged, and a person injured by flying glass. A High Explosive bomb at 21:36 blocked the main LPTB ticket hall, although this was cleared before the commencement of traffic the next day.^{[4] [5]}

Services suspended between South Harrow and Rayners Lane from 22:12 to 22:20 due to a High Explosive bomb and Incendiary Bombs in the vicinity.^[6]

At 08:00 on the 6th, the following working conditions were reported:

New damage

Waterloo: York Road entrance damaged by HE.

Changes

Nil.^[7]

Unexploded Bombs

Nil.^[8]

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^[1] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD1, 06:00-18:00 05/01/41, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[2] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form D2, 18:00 05/01/41 to 06:00 06/01/41, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[3] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - October 1940: Damage Summary 05-06/01/41, page 6 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/6]
^[4] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form D2, 18:00 05/01/41 to 06:00 06/01/41, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[5] Gilham, page 267.
^[6] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD2, 18:00 05/01/41 to 06:00 06/01/41, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[7] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - November 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 06/01/41, page 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/6]
^[8] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - November 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 06/01/41, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/6]

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