Tom Anderson wrote:

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A Finsbury Park - Camden Town link is something that i really do feel
is missing from the current network, like the Finsbury Park -
Highgate link. You may think that this is because i live in Finsbury
Park, but i couldn't possibly comment.

I haven't drawn the next bit because it would take actual effort ...

Stage 3 extended northwards. After a connection from the GN&CR
(allowing trains from Moorgate to run on to the line), it split into
two: - Under the LNER to north of Bowes Park, where it surfaced. There
would be
tube stations at Hornsey, Harringay, Wood Green, and Bowes Park, and
trains would run to Cuffley, replacing the existing LNER services to
KX. - In tube to Seven Sisters (tube station), then surface and continue
to
Enfield Town, replacing the existing LNER services to Liverpool
Street.

Sounds like a fairly sensible plan, really.

What happened between Stevenage and Cuffley? And on the Southbury
loop?

Between 1919 and 1960 the Southbury Loop had only freight services.

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, John Rowland wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

Stage 3 extended northwards. After a connection from the GN&CR
(allowing trains from Moorgate to run on to the line), it split into
two: - Under the LNER to north of Bowes Park, where it surfaced. There
would be tube stations at Hornsey, Harringay, Wood Green, and Bowes
Park, and trains would run to Cuffley, replacing the existing LNER
services to KX. - In tube to Seven Sisters (tube station), then
surface and continue to Enfield Town, replacing the existing LNER
services to Liverpool Street.

What happened between Stevenage and Cuffley? And on the Southbury loop?

Between 1919 and 1960 the Southbury Loop had only freight services.

Excellent fact, thankyou.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbu...tation#History

Interesting that it closed and reopened like that; off the top of my head,
i'm not aware of any other examples of long-closed stations in London
reopening (ie not bomb damage etc cases). For those who don't care to read
the wikipedia article, it opened in 1891, closed in 1909 after the trams
came to Waltham Cross and out-competed it, reopened briefly during WWI
"for the benefit of munitions workers", presumably at the Royal Gunpowder
Mills, at Waltham Abbey, then closed again. Reopened in 1960 when the
whole area was electrified.

tom

Irrelevant PS to aerial photo fans (eg John): Elephants!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=10.9...&t=k&z=23&om=1

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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:46:14 +0100, Tom Anderson wrote:

Between 1919 and 1960 the Southbury Loop had only freight services.

Excellent fact, thankyou.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbu...tation#History

Interesting that it closed and reopened like that; off the top of my head,
i'm not aware of any other examples of long-closed stations in London
reopening (ie not bomb damage etc cases).

West Brompton (NR)
A few NLL stations in the Hackney area, e.g. Homerton
Several on what is now the DLR (or were they all bomb damaged?)
Haggerston and Dalston Junction soon, if you count them

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, asdf wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:46:14 +0100, Tom Anderson wrote:

Between 1919 and 1960 the Southbury Loop had only freight services.

Excellent fact, thankyou.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbu...tation#History

Interesting that it closed and reopened like that; off the top of my head,
i'm not aware of any other examples of long-closed stations in London
reopening (ie not bomb damage etc cases).

West Brompton (NR)
A few NLL stations in the Hackney area, e.g. Homerton

Okay, didn't know those two.

Several on what is now the DLR (or were they all bomb damaged?)

Aha, good one. They'd count anyway - i just meant not stations closed for
a few months of years because of bomb damage.

Haggerston and Dalston Junction soon, if you count them

Of course!

tom

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