Not long ago I did an unpleasant piece on London Underground. Today they earned it in spades.
7.45 arrive at Station after perilous journey through snow.
Good Service metropolitan Line advertised on board.
Catch train (Fast Aldgate) Yippee. Phone wife, don't worry trains OK. Going to work.
2nd Stop (Harrow) This train is terminating here please change trains.
Get aboard 2nd Metropolitan Line Train. 1 stop later. This train is going out of service please change here. (Wembley Park). There will be no more Metropolitan Trains due to a signal failure at Baker Street. Please take a Jubillee line train.
Jubillee Train Comes. Full. (No... really full).
Next Train. Jubillee to Stratford. Yippeee- will get to work afterall.
Next station: This train has developed a fault and will termiante at Neasden.
Next two Jubillee trains :Full. Yes- as before.
Metropolitan Line trains passing under full steam- they dont stop here- service has clearly resumed!
Jubillee Line Train to Stratford. Yippee.
This train will terminate at Green Park.
Four trains, four terminations, none Snow related as far as I know.
Prospects of getting to work - slim.
Journey time: Eventually 2.25.
Explanations and apologies: None.
Cost : £11.00
Nature of Service: Shit.
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