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8.5% cut in central govt grant to TfL; suburban West Anglia trainsto be devolved to TfL control
"Robin9" wrote in message ... 'Stephen Furley[_2_ Wrote: If the curve towards Kentish Town and St. Pancras hadn't been obliterated could any case have been made for a service via that route to somewhere on the Southern. South to East travel in London often seems to be poorly catered for. That curve could not now be re-instated. Which curve are you referring to? Scanning an old Ian Allen gazetteer, it seems that once there were two leading off from between Upper Holloway and Gospel Oak going towards Kentish Town. Are they both closed and unrestorable? Yes. Long, long ago I occasionally travelled from Leyton Midland to St. Pancras. From Upper Holloway, we took the descending line which is still used by freight trains. We came to a junction immediately prior to tunnels. One tunnel lead to Kentish Town and St. Pancras and the other lead to the Midland Line going towards Cricklewood. I've often wondered if the route towards St. Pancras is still navigable. As, in order to maximise utilisation of the Thames Link route, several improbable services have been suggested, it seems to me that a Barking/Upper Holloway/St Pancras International/South London service might not be a bad idea. The freight line leaves the route to Gospel Oak at Junction Road Junction, and joins the route towards Cricklewood at Carlton Road Junction. There used to be a triangle here with the third side leading to Kentish Town and St. Pancras. I think the other two junctions were Engine Shed Junction and Mortimer Street Junction. The Barking service was cut back from St. Pancras to Kentish Town long ago; I don't know when. At some time, probably in the late '70s or early '80s the service was diverted into Gospel Oak, as a connection with the North London was thought to be more useful than terminating at Kentish Town. The third side of the triangle was lifted and filled in. I'm not sure what the other route to Kentish town was used for; depot access? I've only seen it on old maps. |
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time. I seem to recall a straightforward junction. If the route towards Kentish Town was filled in, can that be reversed or has the land been built on/put to other use? Presumably the tunnel was not filled in even though, I imagine, the entrances were bricked up. Last edited by Robin9 : July 1st 13 at 05:14 PM |
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