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11/02/2006: "Bakerloo"
BAKERLOO LINE: Minor delays are occurring due to earlier security alert at Lambeth North.
No wonder. As I was getting on the tube at Elephant & Castle, I noticed a large red backpack on a seat of the empty carriage. The backpack had pin on it with something written on it, as if it were a prank. I casually pointed it out to a sullen Tube employee, who reported it to the nearby control room, which was 10 feet from the carriage. Before staff had time to react, the train had left. I then moved to the other platform to catch the next train, thinking it would be the end of it. A few seconds later, whilst waiting for the train to depart, I heard on the loudspeaker: Bakerloo line suspended between Piccadilly Circus and Elephant & Castle due to incident being attended to at Lambeth North. Couldn't believe my ears... the entire line. No wonder there are so many delays if people like me keep reporting bags. Wish I had been able to take a picture of the bag, or chuck it out of the carriage. But then maybe the bag wasn't a prank.