Colin McKenzie wrote:
Mr Thant wrote:
Is the underused line - the Dudding Hill Junction Line to Acton -
Does this see much traffic these days?

Yes it is, and it sees a few freight trains a day I think.

Semaphore signals, links several main lines, through industrial and
heavily populated areas... The term criminal neglect comes to mind.

Heavily populated? The only dense population was around Taylors Lane (now
demolished) and around Fawood Avenue (to be demolished within a few years,
if not already). Industrial estates produce rail demand but it is too peaked
to be useful.