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Old October 22nd 07, 03:37 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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As you enter Whitechapel underground station from the west, there are
a set of rails set into the ground that seem to run into a building by
the track. Does anyone know what they and the building were used for
originally?

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On Oct 22, 3:37 pm, verbena wrote:
As you enter Whitechapel underground station from the west, there are
a set of rails set into the ground that seem to run into a building by
the track. Does anyone know what they and the building were used for
originally?

Neill


I would guess it's just an overrun protecting the junction, not
leading anywhere.

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I think you are referring to a short, unconnected, non-electrified set
of rails adjacent to the sub-station.

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On Oct 23, 6:44 pm, wrote:
I think you are referring to a short, unconnected, non-electrified set
of rails adjacent to the sub-station.


That's the ones.

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I think these were provided to allow a hand propelled track trolley to
run between the sub-station (there are access doors) and the EB
District Line, which it meets at right-angles. No physical connection
but it would allow heavy items to be brought to and from site by
engineers' train.



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