"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Paul Scott wrote:

wrote:
On Feb 4, 7:00 pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

There appears to be a disused trackbed in the Perivale Area which
passes under the Central Line West Ruislip branch in the Rydal
Crescent area.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Anyone know any more about it?

I think you might be looking at the mostly singled section of the
old GW route up from Paddington to South Ruislip and on towards High
Wycombe, but it would count as lightly used, rather than disused.

No thie route I was looking at is now grassland and fenced off and
passes under the Central and NR lines via a brick arch.

Ah right - looking at Google Earth, is that the grassed bit that crosses
Rydal Crescent at the bend at the east end, then passes the south end of
Thirlemere Ave; running sort of east/west at that point?

If so - that's a good question - can't see any reference to a railway in
either of my usually accurate London Rail references...

Checking www.old-maps.co.uk for the area (1935 map) seems to suggests a
route for a water main or something?

I F*CKING TOLD YOU SO!! Am i good, or what?

Well, okay, i said a sewer, but maybe it's a water main. That does make a
lot of sense - i was wondering where the sewage could be heading to, but
if it's a water main, it's a question of where the water could be coming
from, which is a question with a lot more answers in this part of the
world.


Snipped impressive googling...

If you had posted your results earlier, it could have saved me a while
checking the old maps - often the best way of finding obliterated
railways...

Paul S...