28/29 January 1941: The London Underground on this day 75 years ago

One hundred and forty-fourth day of the London Blitz.

At 15:25 on the 28th signalling cables were slightly damaged by an Incendiary Bomb (IB) at Goldhawk Road station.^[1]

Services delayed between Hammersmith and Latimer Road stations delayed for 10 minutes due to IBs on the track at 15:45.^[2]

Slight delays to Metropolitan line services at Harrow-on-the-Hill station due to a High Explosive Bomb in the vicinity.^[3]

At 08:00 on the 29th, the following working conditions were reported:

New damage

Nil.

Changes

Nil.^[4]

Unexploded Bombs

Nil.^[5]

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^[1] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form C1, 06:00-18:00 28/01/41, sheet 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[2] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD1, 06:00-18:00 28/01/41, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[3] Railway Executive Committee: Files: Form RWD1, 06:00-18:00 28/01/41, sheet 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference AN 2/1107]
^[4] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - November 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 29/01/41, page 1 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/6]
^[5] Ministry of Home Security, Key Points Intelligence Directorate: Reports and Papers, Daily Reports - November 1940: Railway Situation Report at 08:00 29/01/41, page 2 [Kew: National Archives, reference HO 201/6]

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