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[email protected] · June 25th 09, 09:49 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Scott) wrote:

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:20:51 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:

On 25 June, 10:06, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:31:10 -0700 (PDT), PhilD
wrote:
On Jun 25, 9:10*am, Scott wrote:
For those of us not famiiar with this concept could you clarify
what 'teacup service' means. *I assume it is not a buffet car on
each train. *Does it refer to the shape or the route on a map???

Yes. *From Barry Salter's post:

Circle:
-=-=-=-

Hammersmith - Edgware Road - Circle Outer Rail - Edgware Road :
Every 10 minutes
Edgware Road - Circle Inner Rail - Edgware Road - Hammersmith :
Every 10 minutes

Thus the "Circle" line doesn't do a round and round and round
service, but becomes a there-and-back route, albeit with a big loop.

Thanks, I thought it might be something like that. *But is this a
permanent change or just an arrangement during engineering works? *If
the Circle Line is no longer to be a circle it would need to be
renamed causing massive confusion and departing from about a century
of history.

Will be permanent, but seems to be a trial this time.

Thanks. I take it Boris will organise a competition to choose a new
name then.

Apparently the name will remain. It's just that some passengers will be
mightily confused and fed up about it.

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Colin Rosenstiel