On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, John B wrote:

On 21 Sep, 08:59, MIG wrote:

Did the link from the NLL to the GN not exist before the Moorgate line
was plumbed in? What did the railways round that area look like in,
say, 1965?

Well, the thing is that there were empty stock movements between
Drayton Park and Highgate via Finsbury Park, Crouch End etc till 1970
or so, so I'd think the link was there (this off the top of my head).

AIUI, there was always a single-track, single-lead link for ECS/depot
usage, but the remodelling to create the current set of flyovers only
happened as part of the King's Cross suburban electrification programme,
with the civils work taking place from c1974 onwards.

Aha. Any idea if the Canonbury Curve existed at that time?

tom

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