Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

Due to a derailment at Willesden Junction, the North London Line will be
running only between North Woolwich and Willesden Junction Low Level via
Gospel Oak until further notice. This uses a line between Kensal Rise and
Willesden Junction Low Level which is normally only served at the extremes
of the day. There will be no service between Willesden Junction and Clapham
Junction at all.

See http://www.silverlink-trains.com/ for latest.

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It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"John Rowland" wrote in message ...
Due to a derailment at Willesden Junction, the North London Line will be
running only between North Woolwich and Willesden Junction Low Level via
Gospel Oak until further notice. This uses a line between Kensal Rise and
Willesden Junction Low Level which is normally only served at the extremes
of the day. There will be no service between Willesden Junction and Clapham
Junction at all.

See http://www.silverlink-trains.com/ for latest.

Any details on this derailment? Do we know cause?

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"CIG_BIG_CIG" wrote in message
om...
"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
Due to a derailment at Willesden Junction, the North London Line will be
running only between North Woolwich and Willesden Junction Low Level via
Gospel Oak until further notice.
Any details on this derailment? Do we know cause?

The derailment is in Willesden Junction HL station, eastbound line,
involving a stone train from Acton Yard to Harlow Mill. BTP have ruled out a
criminal act:
http://www.btp.police.uk/newsflash.s...170c6461c ad3
Peter

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"CIG_BIG_CIG" wrote in message
om...
"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
Due to a derailment at Willesden Junction, the North London Line will be
running only between North Woolwich and Willesden Junction Low Level via
Gospel Oak until further notice. This uses a line between Kensal Rise
and
Willesden Junction Low Level which is normally only served at the
extremes
of the day. There will be no service between Willesden Junction and
Clapham
Junction at all.

See http://www.silverlink-trains.com/ for latest.

Any details on this derailment? Do we know cause?

Hi All,

I popped over to Willesden on the way home from work tonight... At 23:30 and
saw the following. 66142 on the northern high level bridge (eastbound?) One
wagon is currently over the main WCML, one over the depot lines both of
these look fairly upright. Over the depot road entrance there is a wagon
looking very much off the rails. Then there is another wagon on the rails
adjacent to the platform, coupled to this is 67015. Three carriages from the
Old Oak Common breakdown train are in attendance with 67012 (probably - it
was quite dark) on the other end.
I did also note, when driving past, a lot of rail related vans at Kensal
Green station and workmen with OLE isolating clips and the like.
I think it is going to be a long night in the Willesden Area! Just a shame I
didn't bother taking a camera to work today :o(

Marcus Dawson
--
Personal site - www.rail-net.co.uk
Part of the - www.trainspots.co.uk network

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"CIG_BIG_CIG" wrote in message
om...
"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
Due to a derailment at Willesden Junction, the North London Line will be
running only between North Woolwich and Willesden Junction Low Level via
Gospel Oak until further notice. This uses a line between Kensal Rise
and
Willesden Junction Low Level which is normally only served at the
extremes
of the day. There will be no service between Willesden Junction and
Clapham
Junction at all.

See http://www.silverlink-trains.com/ for latest.

Any details on this derailment? Do we know cause?

I believe it was caused by a train coming off the track.

P

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
Due to a derailment at Willesden Junction, the North London Line will be
running only between North Woolwich and Willesden Junction Low Level via
Gospel Oak until further notice. This uses a line between Kensal Rise and
Willesden Junction Low Level which is normally only served at the extremes
of the day. There will be no service between Willesden Junction and
Clapham
Junction at all.


Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)

FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the westbound
High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the first two
trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train terminates
at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual from the High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound platform).

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"Jack Taylor" Jack @Carney.co.uk wrote in message
. ..
Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)
FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the westbound
High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the first two
trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train terminates
at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual from the
High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound
platform).

Are you saying that there were trains from Willesden Junction to Clapham
Junction and/or Richmond ? Throughout the day LBC was saying that there were
no trains running on these lines.
Cheerz,
Baz

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"Jack Taylor" Jack @Carney.co.uk wrote in message
. ..
Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)
FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the westbound
High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the first two
trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train terminates
at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual from the
High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound
platform).

Are you saying that there were trains from Willesden Junction to Clapham
Junction and/or Richmond ? Throughout the day LBC was saying that there were
no trains running on these lines.
Cheerz,
Baz

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"Jack Taylor" Jack @Carney.co.uk wrote in message
. ..
Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)
FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the westbound
High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the first two
trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train terminates
at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual from the
High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound
platform).

Are you saying that there were trains from Willesden Junction to Clapham
Junction and/or Richmond ? Throughout the day LBC was saying that there were
no trains running on these lines.
Cheerz,
Baz

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"Marratxi" wrote in message
...

"Jack Taylor" Jack @Carney.co.uk wrote in message
. ..
Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)
FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the
westbound
High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the first two
trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train
terminates
at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual from the
High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound
platform).

Are you saying that there were trains from Willesden Junction to Clapham
Junction and/or Richmond ? Throughout the day LBC was saying that there
were
no trains running on these lines.

The derailment was in the eastbound platform at Willesden Junction High
Level. On Monday the North Woolwich service was diverted to the bay platform
at Low Level, and Willesden Junction - Clapham Junction and Willesden
Junction to Richmond Silverlink services were suspended.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the North Woolwich service reversed in the
westbound platform at High Level. Silverlink ran an hourly shuttle service
between Clapham Junction and Olympia (supplementing the Southern service
which seems to have run as normal), and provided a bus service between
Willesden Junction and Gunnersbury.
Willesden - North Woolwich has been running at 20 minute intervals,
supplemented, at least on Tuesday and Wednesday by a peak hour shuttle
between Stratford and Highbury & Islington, presumably using the AC line
between Dalston Kingsland and Highbury, as it has not been stopping at
Canonbury.
NWR today (Thursday).
Peter

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

Marratxi wrote:


"Jack Taylor" Jack @Carney.co.uk wrote in message
. ..
Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)
FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the
westbound High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the
first two trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train
terminates at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual
from the
High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound
platform).

Are you saying that there were trains from Willesden Junction to Clapham
Junction and/or Richmond ? Throughout the day LBC was saying that there
were no trains running on these lines.
Cheerz,
Baz


Didn't we have a query about multiple postings the other day / I've had 3
of this one.


They have different message IDs and different X-refs and the third one was
posted 10 seconds later. Looks like somebody's posting mechanism is b0rked
or a very twitchy finger.

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"4973" wrote in message
...
Marratxi wrote:
Didn't we have a query about multiple postings the other day / I've had 3
of this one.
They have different message IDs and different X-refs and the third one was
posted 10 seconds later. Looks like somebody's posting mechanism is
b0rked
or a very twitchy finger.

Computer playing "silly buggers" - sorry !!
Baz

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"Peter Masson" wrote in message ...
"Marratxi" wrote in message
...

"Jack Taylor" Jack @Carney.co.uk wrote in message
. ..
Thanks, John, for wasting an hour and a half of my time yesterday! ;-)
FYI, virtually all of the NLL services are continuing to use the
westbound
High Level platform at Willesden Junction to reverse. Only the first two
trains of the day start from Low Level and one late night train
terminates
at Low Level. Otherwise it is, effectively, business as usual from the
High
Level platforms (all trains arriving/departing from the westbound
platform).

Are you saying that there were trains from Willesden Junction to Clapham
Junction and/or Richmond ? Throughout the day LBC was saying that there
were
no trains running on these lines.

The derailment was in the eastbound platform at Willesden Junction High
Level. On Monday the North Woolwich service was diverted to the bay platform
at Low Level, and Willesden Junction - Clapham Junction and Willesden
Junction to Richmond Silverlink services were suspended.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the North Woolwich service reversed in the
westbound platform at High Level. Silverlink ran an hourly shuttle service
between Clapham Junction and Olympia (supplementing the Southern service
which seems to have run as normal), and provided a bus service between
Willesden Junction and Gunnersbury.
Willesden - North Woolwich has been running at 20 minute intervals,
supplemented, at least on Tuesday and Wednesday by a peak hour shuttle
between Stratford and Highbury & Islington, presumably using the AC line
between Dalston Kingsland and Highbury, as it has not been stopping at
Canonbury.
NWR today (Thursday).

Am I right in reading that the line was blocked the THREE days? What
the flaming heck is the railway playing at. This sort of thing should
be able to be sorted out in 24 hours or not much longer.

jb

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"Jeremy Barker" wrote in message
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MAJOR SNIPPING

Am I right in reading that the line was blocked the THREE days? What
the flaming heck is the railway playing at. This sort of thing should
be able to be sorted out in 24 hours or not much longer.
jb

The position of the derailment, over an access road to a railway site and
adjacent to the high-level station at Willesden Green and a bus station,
plus being on a tight single-line curving bridge across the WCML would make
it very difficult to "get at" the derailed wagons and remember, they were
full of ballast.
Cheerz,
Baz

Willesden Junction rare-ish track open today
 

"Jeremy Barker" wrote in message
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Am I right in reading that the line was blocked the THREE days? What
the flaming heck is the railway playing at. This sort of thing should
be able to be sorted out in 24 hours or not much longer.

It was a rather awkward location - I don't think they'd have been too
popular if they'd dropped a wagon on to the WCML or the DC line, or if
they'd wanted to block either of those lines for safety except during the
early hours of the morning.
Peter