The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me.
One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. |
The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
On 2017\08\25 16:23, Robin9 wrote:
I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me. One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. Thanks. I've just noticed that there's a "Hendon Chord" reversible track just north of Hendon station between the fast lines and the Brent Curve which leads to the Dudden Hill line. Does it get much use? It's also amazing how much valuable land is wasted between the RAF museum and Hendon Station. It might be a bit noisy for housing but you'd think some use could be made of it. |
The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
On 25/08/2017 19:20, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\08\25 16:23, Robin9 wrote: I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me. One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. Thanks. I've just noticed that there's a "Hendon Chord" reversible track just north of Hendon station between the fast lines and the Brent Curve which leads to the Dudden Hill line. Does it get much use? It's also amazing how much valuable land is wasted between the RAF museum and Hendon Station. It might be a bit noisy for housing but you'd think some use could be made of it. Isn't that the last remaining bit of Hendon airfield? -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
On 25/08/2017 19:20, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\08\25 16:23, Robin9 wrote: I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me. One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. Thanks. I've just noticed that there's a "Hendon Chord" reversible track just north of Hendon station between the fast lines and the Brent Curve which leads to the Dudden Hill line. Does it get much use? It's also amazing how much valuable land is wasted between the RAF museum and Hendon Station. It might be a bit noisy for housing but you'd think some use could be made of it. I assume you are looking to the west as the M1 is mostly sitting on former railway land to the east. Not much usable land to the west other than parts of the old Met Police College which they have not yet started developing. If you look at the topography I think you will find plenty of embankments which are fine for trees but not buildings. |
The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
On 2017\08\25 19:48, MikeS wrote:
On 25/08/2017 19:20, Basil Jet wrote: On 2017\08\25 16:23, Robin9 wrote: I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me. One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. Thanks. I've just noticed that there's a "Hendon Chord" reversible track just north of Hendon station between the fast lines and the Brent Curve which leads to the Dudden Hill line. Does it get much use? It's also amazing how much valuable land is wasted between the RAF museum and Hendon Station. It might be a bit noisy for housing but you'd think some use could be made of it. I assume you are looking to the west as the M1 is mostly sitting on former railway land to the east. Not much usable land to the west other than parts of the old Met Police College which they have not yet started developing. If you look at the topography I think you will find plenty of embankments which are fine for trees but not buildings. I meant between the tracks, and on the alignment of the Hendon Chord which seems superfluous. |
The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
On 25/08/2017 19:59, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\08\25 19:48, MikeS wrote: On 25/08/2017 19:20, Basil Jet wrote: On 2017\08\25 16:23, Robin9 wrote: I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me. One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. Thanks. I've just noticed that there's a "Hendon Chord" reversible track just north of Hendon station between the fast lines and the Brent Curve which leads to the Dudden Hill line. Does it get much use? It's also amazing how much valuable land is wasted between the RAF museum and Hendon Station. It might be a bit noisy for housing but you'd think some use could be made of it. I assume you are looking to the west as the M1 is mostly sitting on former railway land to the east. Not much usable land to the west other than parts of the old Met Police College which they have not yet started developing. If you look at the topography I think you will find plenty of embankments which are fine for trees but not buildings. I meant between the tracks, and on the alignment of the Hendon Chord which seems superfluous. Not sure there is actually that much useable land with all the various embankments. Road access to most of it wouldn't be easy and with the Met college site available there's no great advantage in trying to develop it. -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
The Hendon Lines and Brent West Curve
On Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:59:50 +0100, Graeme Wall
wrote: On 25/08/2017 19:59, Basil Jet wrote: On 2017\08\25 19:48, MikeS wrote: On 25/08/2017 19:20, Basil Jet wrote: On 2017\08\25 16:23, Robin9 wrote: I've mentioned before how YouTube in-cab videos fascinate me. One uploaded in the past 24 hours might hold a wider interest because it provides a rare opportunity to sample the Hendon Lines and the Brent West Curve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFyw4OJ_HQ&t=15s Oldskidmark - a most unfortunate choice of moniker - is obviously a driver of freight trains, and he has uploaded several videos of fairly obscure freight routes in the London area. Thanks. I've just noticed that there's a "Hendon Chord" reversible track just north of Hendon station between the fast lines and the Brent Curve which leads to the Dudden Hill line. Does it get much use? It's also amazing how much valuable land is wasted between the RAF museum and Hendon Station. It might be a bit noisy for housing but you'd think some use could be made of it. I assume you are looking to the west as the M1 is mostly sitting on former railway land to the east. Not much usable land to the west other than parts of the old Met Police College which they have not yet started developing. If you look at the topography I think you will find plenty of embankments which are fine for trees but not buildings. I meant between the tracks, and on the alignment of the Hendon Chord which seems superfluous. Not sure there is actually that much useable land with all the various embankments. Road access to most of it wouldn't be easy and with the Met college site available there's no great advantage in trying to develop it. Going by what I've seen south of the river, a lot more odd bits of land seem to have been retained or purchased/re-purchased to provide permanent access to the railway than occurred in the past. Many of these are wide enough to allow vehicular access to the railway but not for a public road with pavements etc. Other features (e.g. sewage and rainwater don't run uphill without help) can also make single-entry areas hard to use for non-railway purposes. |
The November 2017 issue of Modern Railways has an article
about a proposed new passenger service from the Midland Main Line to Hounslow, using the Dudden Hill Line. It is suggested that the service should start with 4thp between West Hampstead and Hounslow, requiring new platforms at Cricklewood and West Hampstead. A later development would be another 4tph from Hendon, also requiring new platforms. Why not send the second phase to Wembley Stadium which already has turn-back facilities? The lack of capacity at Hounslow necessitates major expenditure in Kew. Why not send phase 2 trains either to Richmond or to new platforms at Acton Main Line Station? Does anyone know if there is a real demand for this proposed service? |
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