On 30 July, 22:54, Kevin Ashley wrote:
1506 wrote:
On Jul 30, 12:41 pm, GazK wrote:
I have a day out in London and surrounding environs lined up in the
next couple of weeks. I would like to spend the day exploring the
quirky, out of the way or interesting railways in greater London. Does
anyone have any suggestions?

Well that is a subjective question; one man’s eclectic is another's
every day sight.

Indeed - although I would agree with your suggestions as well as
Peter Masson's mention of the DLR. (There's an interesting
view of the old railway infrastructure and the new combined
from street level along Brick Lane, which I saw for the first
time only a couple of weeks ago.)

Another thought may be stretching the definition - the parkland
walk which follows part of the route of the old LNER railway
from Finsbury Park to Edgware.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkland_Walk

There's no rail any more, but some structures such as platforms
and station buildings remain. One end is next to Finsbury Park
(interesting in itself, with one old station building now used
as commercial premises) and the other to Highgate tube.

You can also cover part of the route that curves round towards Muswell
HIll, at the start of which you get a view of the Northern Line
Highgate depot that no service trains ever go past.