Teacup service replaces Circle Line

From December, instead of just running round the Circle, Circle Line trains will run from Hammersmith, through Edgware Road, right round the Circle to Edgware Road again to terminate and reverse.

This will enable trains to be near their depot at Hammersmith more frequently to receive routine maintenance and therefore be less likely to be taken out of service with faults.

The concern is what it will say on the front of the train that isn't at best uninformative and at worst confusing to people who might set off to Hammersmith in the wrong direction.

Barking and east London hit hard by weekend tube/railclosures

This weekend there is no District line between Upminster and Embankment, no Jubilee line beween Green Park and Stratford until 1230 No Barking & Gospel Oak line and no Circle line. The Hammersmith and City line, which runs on the same tracks as the District between Barking & Aldgate East, a is running.

I know the work's got to be done, but it is taking a long time. The District line east of Barking seems to be closed weekend after weekend. Last weekend when it was only closed east of Dagenham East I thought the end was in sight.

As to the B and GO, we had a 4 week closure in September and we now have works pretty much every weekend until September. We welcome improvements of course.