Witch's hat proves problem for Halloween tube travellers

The origin of the witch’s hat has its history in that of the fungus family, as the term comes from the Hygrocybe conica, which is a plant that features a distinct pointed hat. The association with evil doing and witches sprung up later, and it’s generally regarded with suspicion. No more so than in the early hours of Sunday morning, when a lone witches hat found on the tube line halted transport for those travelling on the tube.

A witch’s hat was discovered on the tracks at Chalk Farm, and this particular hat featured a piece of metal- which could have caused safety issues. Travellers were  kept on the trains for around an hour whilst the line was shut down, and then the passengers had to dismount and walk through the   tunnels to get out- many of them possibly in costume!

Four Northern line trains were disrupted and the travellers had a rather unexpected end to their Halloween celebrations. I can’t help wish that I’d been there- it sounds like a very odd experience.