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Abbey Wood, London Bridge pics
I went along to see how the Crossrail construction was progressing at
Abbey Wood and have uploaded a few pics. The temporary station (built on the former car park) is in use, with the old station now being demolished. The third rail tracks through the station haven't yet been moved, but further west they have been slewed to the south (visible from the station footbridge), and rails are already being laid for Crossrail near the Plumstead portal. In the new station, the third rail tracks and island platform will be relocated a few metres to the south, with the new Crossrail tracks and island platform occupying the current alignment. The new station building will be over the tracks, in place of the old footbridge which is currently being demolished. You can also see how a couple of end-terrace houses have been demolished to make room for the relocated third rail tracks. Here's a few pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ I've also included one from platform 4 in London Bridge station, showing the already rusty former Thameslink tracks and disused platform 5. |
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On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:58:40 +0000
Recliner wrote: Here's a few pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! -- Spud |
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wrote:
On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:58:40 +0000 Recliner wrote: Here's a few pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! Yes, I agree. The house is obviously empty now, but perhaps it'll be made inhabitable once all the railway construction work is finished. I wonder who currently owns it? |
Abbey Wood, London Bridge pics
On 23/02/2015 10:22, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , d writes https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! It has a boarded-up downstairs window, and its front door is inside the work area. Network Rail will have bought that house along with the one they've demolished, and when they've finished patching up the 'join' will make it available for occupation. It was previously advertised on the rental market at £949 pcm. No. 23 next door was recently sold for £265,000 -- Phil Cook |
Abbey Wood, London Bridge pics
On 2015\02\23 10:22, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , d writes https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! It has a boarded-up downstairs window, and its front door is inside the work area. Network Rail will have bought that house along with the one they've demolished, and when they've finished patching up the 'join' will make it available for occupation. It beats having a portacabin as an office! |
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Basil Jet wrote:
On 2015\02\23 10:22, Roland Perry wrote: In message , d writes https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! It has a boarded-up downstairs window, and its front door is inside the work area. Network Rail will have bought that house along with the one they've demolished, and when they've finished patching up the 'join' will make it available for occupation. It beats having a portacabin as an office! I imagine that it also eliminates the need for a portaloo. The old station building is still intact, too, and seems to be being used as a construction base for the moment. |
Abbey Wood, London Bridge pics
In message , Phil Cook
writes https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! It has a boarded-up downstairs window, and its front door is inside the work area. Network Rail will have bought that house along with the one they've demolished, and when they've finished patching up the 'join' will make it available for occupation. It was previously advertised on the rental market at £949 pcm. In 2010. That was number 27, which has been demolished. So quite likely no owner occupier lost their home. Last "recorded"[1] as sold in 2004 for £152k and currently valued by Zoopla - despite being a pile of rubble, at £260k. No sales/rental history available for number 25 (the one currently being used as a NR portaloo) since 1995. Suggests it was a compulsory purchase from a long term owner occupier. No. 23 next door was recently sold for £265,000 August 2014. And has clearly fed into the value of number 27 (had it been still standing). [1] But that's not unexpected because they only publish sales on the open market, not stuff like compulsory purchases. -- Roland Perry |
Abbey Wood, London Bridge pics
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Phil Cook writes https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! It has a boarded-up downstairs window, and its front door is inside the work area. Network Rail will have bought that house along with the one they've demolished, and when they've finished patching up the 'join' will make it available for occupation. It was previously advertised on the rental market at £949 pcm. In 2010. That was number 27, which has been demolished. So quite likely no owner occupier lost their home. Last "recorded"[1] as sold in 2004 for £152k and currently valued by Zoopla - despite being a pile of rubble, at £260k. No sales/rental history available for number 25 (the one currently being used as a NR portaloo) since 1995. Suggests it was a compulsory purchase from a long term owner occupier. No. 23 next door was recently sold for £265,000 August 2014. And has clearly fed into the value of number 27 (had it been still standing). [1] But that's not unexpected because they only publish sales on the open market, not stuff like compulsory purchases. Presumably these properties were blighted many years ago, once the Crossrail plans were known? So number 23 might have been worth rather more without the project. |
Abbey Wood, London Bridge pics
On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:58:16 +0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message , Phil Cook writes https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7650538846330/ There's a for sale sign on a house in that bottom picture. Thats what I call wishful thinking even in London! It has a boarded-up downstairs window, and its front door is inside the work area. Network Rail will have bought that house along with the one they've demolished, and when they've finished patching up the 'join' will make it available for occupation. It was previously advertised on the rental market at £949 pcm. In 2010. That was number 27, which has been demolished. So quite likely no owner occupier lost their home. Last "recorded"[1] as sold in 2004 for £152k and currently valued by Zoopla - despite being a pile of rubble, at £260k. No sales/rental history available for number 25 (the one currently being used as a NR portaloo) since 1995. Suggests it was a compulsory purchase from a long term owner occupier. Or there has been no transfer of ownership involving payment since prices became a matter of public record. No. 23 next door was recently sold for £265,000 August 2014. And has clearly fed into the value of number 27 (had it been still standing). [1] But that's not unexpected because they only publish sales on the open market, not stuff like compulsory purchases. Presumably these properties were blighted many years ago, once the Crossrail plans were known? So number 23 might have been worth rather more without the project. |
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