"Chris Tolley" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:52:55 +0100, Garry Smith wrote:

Our snail's pace journey wasn't helped by a woman who
dropped her handbag onto the track at West Hampstead.
After a long wait there, the driver was paging her by name
over the PA - "if Mrs X Y is here, the driver has your handbag".

Bad enough to drop your handbag, dear, but to leave the
scene as well, on a day like yesterday....!!

Or perhaps it was stolen from her and dumped by the thief. Is there a
suitable road overbridge at the scene?

Fair point, and a reasonable suggestion given what I'd
said.

Road bridge just south of the station - something dropped
from there wouldn't be down the side of the train.

Footbridge at south end of station - not sure if part of
stopped train would be underneath it.

But what I didn't say was that the driver's first announcement
was "To the lady who's dropped her handbag - I have it".
Suggests that they knew it had been dropped, not stolen.
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Garry Smith