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Bill Hayles · April 10th 05, 11:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:42 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Clive Coleman) wrote:

In message ,
Colin Rosenstiel writes
There were regular early morning trains over that connection until the
1970s IIRC.
How early are you talking about? I was working on that line late 60s
early 70s and never saw anything other than Central line trains.

Hmm. I'd have to check my contemporary BR timetables for the 1970s claim.
There's nothing in my November 1972 Underground Guide.

My Winter 1957-8 Underground Guide shows two Sundays only trains from
Epping to Liverpool Street Eastern Region Station and return. Their times
were 5:6 and 5:36 from Epping, arriving 5:55 and 6:20, departing 6:20 and
6:56 to Epping. Neither stopped between Stratford and Liverpool Street nor
did the 6:56 stop at Leyton. The first was available in both directions to
ticket holders only.

I have no Underground Guides after February 1970, but that dated 2nd
Feb 1970 shows the same two trains each way varying in times by no
more than a minute from yours.

I caught the 0656 from Liverpool Street several times during the
1960s. They definitely existed.

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Bill Hayles

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