On 10 Oct 2006 12:01:17 -0700, TheOneKEA wrote:

There are a couple of points here (happy to be corrected if my facts
aren't quite right). The NLL that exists now was two separate services
back in the late 70s. It was diesel operated out at North Woolwich and
through Hackney IIRC. You only got the third rail bit at Dalston.

The two services were Broad Street to Richmond and Palace Gates to
North Woolwich.

IIRC the Palace Gates branch closed in the 60s. Paul C is referring to
the situation in the years leading up to the closure of Broad Street,
when IIRC there were electric services from Richmond to Broad Street
and Watford to Broad Street, and diesel services from North Woolwich
to Camden Road.