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Colin Rosenstiel · October 11th 07, 11:01 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

I wonder if such a connection ever existed around there.

Bingo! AIUI, this was the Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway - this
was built as a branch off the WLL at that point to go to the GWML
(don't ask me how that works). The Central used to terminate at a
depot where White City is now, and it was extended a little way
north, via the tracks that Google doesn't know about, to meet the
E&SBR and run over it.

I should point out that this understanding is based entirely on
CULG and the caption of one of Clive's photos taken around Wood
Lane, so this whole railway could be an elaborate ruse of Clive's.

The Central extension to Ealing Broadway was constructed alongside the
Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway on its own tracks and did not run over
it. In particular, the right-to-left hand running flyover was only
located on the Central.

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Colin Rosenstiel