"Jim Brittin" wrote in message
m...
In article m,
says...
There used to be a level crossing on the Central Line somewhere on the
eastern section around Leyton. But it was closed to road traffic (the
road
was turned into two cul-de-sacs [1]) many decades ago. I can't remember
the
details now.
[1] culs-de-sac?
Are you thinking of Eagle Lane, Snaresbrook?
Well there used to be a level crossing at South Woodford Station, (Then
known as George Lane) which was there when the steam trains ran here. The
crossing was removed when the Central Line arrived after the war and this
action cut George Lane into two. There may have also been a level crossing
between South Woodford and Woodford at the place where Churchfields becomes
a dead end and Gordon Road begins from a dead end on the other side of the
railway. There is also an old "railway type looking" house right next to the
railway at that location.
Another level crossing was in place at Woodford Station and it suffered the
same fate as the one in George Lane again when the electrified rails arrived
here after the war. There are pictures available in books about the local
area, and an exhibition was displayed in South Woodford library a few years
back.