Well a year ago this poster wouldn’t have been unusual because the Circle Line was what’s the word, a Circle! But then the most historic and iconic Underground line in London (and the first Underground Line in the world) will underwent a radical revamp in operations where the Line known as the Circle will became a T-Cup or Lasso depending on your preference! The Circle line was extended to Hammersmith from 13th December 2009 and which almost doubled the frequency of trains between Hammersmith and Edgware Road. On the Tube map the Circle line is shown as a single line. However it shares tracks with the District, Hammersmith & City (H & C) and Metropolitan lines and any disruption on these lines can cause delays to the Circle. As Circle line trains moved around the line without a fixed terminus any delays were compounded over time, and made it harder to offer a regular or reliable service.
http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2009/12/squaring-circle.html
From December 13th last year, Circle line trains now start in Hammersmith, run along the current Hammersmith & City line to Edgware Road and then do a clockwise lap of the Circle line and head back to Hammersmith. They then do the journey anti-clockwise. That was with the exception of last weekend when the Circle Line once again lived up to its name again!
The photo above and the truly wonderful one below are courtesy of The Fact Compiler on The Railway Eye Blog which is on my Blog Roll on the sidebar and is an invaluable source of fact and gossip from the UK Rail industry.
http://railwayeye.blogspot.com
For more on the Circle Line see;
THE GREAT CIRCLE LINE JOURNEY
http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2008/01/great-circle-line-journey.htm
Willersley Tunnel (Northern portal), near Matlock Bath, Christmas Day 2010
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