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Paddington H&C was Circle Line "closing" from 2009?
Jack Taylor:
The H&C line stations were originally part of the GW, with connections to the West London Railway, together with the crossovers at Paddington allowing through working (reputedly even a Windsor to Aldgate service at one time!). The original H&C Railway was a GWR subsidiary at first. It started at a junction with the GWR at what is now Westbourne Park, and ran south to Hammersmith, with a branch soon added connecting to the WLR to reach what is now Kensington (Olympia). It was used from the outset for through running from the Metropolitan (i.e. the north side of the Circle) -- initially using GWR tracks between what are now Paddington (H&C) and Westbourne Park -- and soon became part of the Met for operating purposes. Clive Feather: Even a train to Aldgate that slipped a coach into Paddington main line station! Yeah, once. Incidentally, District trains also ran through onto the GWR to Windsor for a little while, using a connecting track at Ealing Broadway. This service operated from 1883 to 1885. The District itself at that time consisted of two separate pieces connected by the LSWR tracks (now District and Piccadilly) from Hammersmith to Turnham Green, so these trains had to change railways three times on each trip. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Whatever you are, be out and out, | not divided or in doubt." -- Brand (Ibsen) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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