Tom Anderson wrote:
(b) The way things are drawn around Drayton Park shows the Moorgate tube
joining the Canonbury Curve at Drayton Park, before going on to Finsbury
Park. I was wondering if there were actually two parallel routes here -
tube and surface - but the maps suggests not.

It's just simplified. The old route would have run alongside the
Canonbury Curve on the surface before going into the underground
platforms at Finsbury Park.

But since we know that
there was a link from the mainline to this line, the story about the
GN&CR being hobbled by terminating in deep platforms doesn't quite make
sense, and i'm confused all over again.

The connection wasn't suitable for regular use, although I'd love if
anyone had info on its exact nature.

(c) The map shows a Gillespie Road station on the GN&CR. I know there's
one on the Piccadilly (currently called Arsenal), but is it true that
there was a stop on the big railway too, or is that a mistake?

Mistake.

There appears to be a station at the south end of Victoria Bridge. Is
that so? It seems like a very good idea. When was it got rid of?

Grosvenor Road station. It closed for good in 1911, though one of the
buildings is still there.

U

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