In message , Peter Masson
writes

"Adrian Hudson" wrote in message
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"Dave Rowsell" wrote in message
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In the 1950's I lived in North Harrow and think the Met had only two
tracks
running between Harrow on the Hill and Moor Park and beyond. A recent
photo
shows a second set of lines on the south west side of the station.

Clive's UndergrounD Guides web pages say "Traffic on the Metropolitan
was
heavy enough that it was quadrupled from Finchley Road to Kilburn in
1913,
Wembley Park in 1915, Harrow in 1932, Northwood Hills in 1961, and
Croxleyhall Junction (north of Moor Park) in 1962." I am right in
understanding this to mean that the second pair of lines were built in
1961.

Yes, that would be correct. The Met "Mainline" was electrified as far
as Amersham. Met services where cut back to Amersham and run fast to
Moor Park, on the fast pair. Watfort trains stop at all stations to
Moor park on the slow pair.

The line was electrified to Harrow (and on to Uxbridge) in1905, and from
Harrow to Rickmansworth in 1925 (which was also the year the Watford branch
was opened. Until 1960/61 trains for Chesham, Amersham and Aylesbury were
hauled by an electric loco to Rickmansworth, where this was changed for a
steam loco. After that, electric multiple-units were used, but did not run
beyond Amersham, and the line on to Aylesbury was served by diesel trains
from Marylebone.

I remember the engine being changed at Rickmansworth when we went on
holiday to my grandparents in Kent.


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