Topic ID 218
It took me two hours to get back from London last thursday as WAGN decided to shut all three of the lines that would have been helpful in getting home! Got to King's Cross at 11:05pm thinking I was in plenty of time for the 11:26. It wasn't on the board. Had to walk all the way to the WAGN platforms to find any info. Waited in a queue of frantic people looking at their watches to speak to the WAGN man who was happily joking and slowly talking around whatever direct question he was asked. Eventually got to the front and was told (yes I could have looked at the alternative timetable but he was standing in front of it) that I had to wait 40 mins for a train to Alexandra Palace and then get a bus. B*gger that I thought. Got back on the tube and went to Seven Sisters to get the train to Hertford East instead. At Seven sisters, notice by the platforms said that there were no trains to Hertford East after 22:25 and you had to get a train to Enfield Town and then get a bus. As we just wanted to get home quickly, we decided to get back on the tube, go to Tottenham Hale, get a train to Broxbourne and get a taxi back to Hertford. Unfortunately when we got to Tottenham Hale, the trains were only going as far as Waltham Cross! So, in the end, we got the train to Waltham Cross, the replacement bus to Broxbourne (with the drunk England fans - nice!) and then got a Taxi home (via a few other places to drop off other stranded passengers). Whilst I realise it's slightly my fault for not checking more thoroughly, there didn't seem to be any prominent notices up at either Hertford North (where my girlfriend went in from) or Broxbourne (where I went in from) about the works. Sorry about the rant, but I had to get it off my chest! What I want to know is why WAGN had to shut down all three lines at the same time?