Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:
According to Barker & Robbins (A History of London Transport), the
Gunnersbury branch was authorised in 1913.
So before it was decided to take over the route from Hammersmith, on
which regular services ceased in 1916, instead.
Yes, Barker & Robbins say that a short tunnel to link Shepherd's Bush
(Central Railway) to the old LSWR route via Hammersmith Grove Road was
authorised in 1920, but that never came to anything either. The LSWR
tracks were later incorporated into the 1932 scheme which extended the
Piccadilly west of Hammersmith. Actually, the 1920 map already shows an
extension of the Piccadilly to Ravenscourt Park.
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