"Peter Masson" wrote in message


Is that right? If so what did the Wimbledon to Ludgate Hill route go
via?

This seems to have been promoted by a separate company, the 'Tooting, Merton
& Wimbledon', but sold out to the LSWR and LB&SCR jointly before opening. It
originally had two routes between Wimbledon and Tooting, the current one
used by Thameslink via Haydons Road, and one that took the Tramlink route to
Merton Park then looped via Merton Abbey to Tooting. From Tooting the route
to Ludgate Hill was the Thameslink route via Streatham, Tulse Hill, Herne
Hill and Elephant & Castle to Ludgate Hill.

Very interesting Peter, I have often looked at that Merton Abbey section
past the old Triang factory or on old maps and wondered what its purpose
was, now I know.

Immediately to the north of the current line from New Malden to Raynes
Park is a "ghost" line, bridged and laid out as if for rails and now
connecting IMMSMC the former Water Works at Berrylands to London. Do you
know anything about that one?





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