This weekend the Night Tube came. It saw. It conquered. London was building up to one huge all-night and all-weekend bender, just so we could experience even more of the transport services we spend so much of our time complaining about. Makes sense. The Night Tube came with all the added glitter of its new starry roundel.
But it was a slight anti-climax for some…
Party central.#NightTubepic.twitter.com/zDQfok5MPc
— Paul Burlinson-Ely (@pmbur123) 20 August 2016
And a time vortex for others.
So apparently I spent nearly 4 hours on the underground getting home Friday night/Saturday morning… #NightTubepic.twitter.com/ksMZWF29N5
— Michael Alderton (@aldertonmichael) 22 August 2016
Some approached the new services with optimism.
You’ll love the #NightTube – all the existential gloom of the Night Bus but darker and further underground!
— Matilda Curtis (@MatildaCurtis0) 12 August 2016
Others with fear.
The #nighttube is all well and good but if you’ve ever seen An American Werewolf in London you’ll know it’s going to end in tears.
— Kerry Jean Lister (@kerryjeanlister) 12 August 2016
But it was TfL’s spoof Twitter account that summarised it all so well.
For centuries we have fought to keep the night at bay, to act as guardians betwixt its world and theirs, and maintain a viable train service
— TLF Travel Alerts (@TlfTravelAlerts) 19 August 2016
We only have ourselves to blame for the drunken, post-night antics to come.
Our warnings have gone unheeded. You have asked for Night Trains. So, it is Night Trains that you shall have. We wish you luck.
— TLF Travel Alerts (@TlfTravelAlerts) 19 August 2016
But we can handle it… right?
Ah, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. We were born in it, molded by it. #NightTube
— TLF Travel Alerts (@TlfTravelAlerts) 19 August 2016
But let’s end with a little optimism.
Following the success of the #NightTube, Southern Rail have announced that they might start running trains during the day.
— Andy Watt (@Andy_Watt) 20 August 2016