Runaway train on the Northern Line
Last Friday morning (13th August 2010), waiting at Archway station for a tube train to come along, I was having a great time with the anticipation rising for my weekend away to Paris. However, we were delayed whilst waiting on the train coming along.
Eventually it did and we got on. Then it didn’t stop at Tufnell Park. ”Weird,” I thought. Then it picked up pace and went straight through Kentish Town. “Uh no” I thought. Then the driver came on the tannoy shouting that we all had to move to the front carriage of the train. It was an emergency and everyone on board knew it.
Everyone made there way to the front and there were a lot of scared faces. Mine was too, as we had no idea what was happening. It was only once we had sped through all stations until Moorgate did the driver inform us that there had been a runaway engineering train behind us. Not a good start to the weekend. Now they are carrying out an enquiry. Good.
Nevertheless, Paris was amazing. I could easily move there.
Read more about what happened at the London Evening Standard. And here’s more at the BBC.