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| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 09/01/2017 at 11:06 #91383 | |
chrisdmadd
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I'm not from the south so don't notice what goes on when the LU goes on strike but I've had a look at it today and noticed that no trains run to Moorgate via Drayton Park. Instead these are diverted to Kings Cross. Has this been recreated in a Kings Cross Timetable on Simsig? I'd love to give it a go if so. Log in to reply |
| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 09/01/2017 at 11:45 #91384 | |
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WesternChampion
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The reason the Great Northern trains can't serve Moorgate during the strike is that Moorgate is an Underground station, which is closed. The Finsbury Park to Moorgate section used to be part of the Northern Line.
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| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 09/01/2017 at 12:39 #91386 | |
Peter Bennet
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WesternChampion in post 91384 said:The reason the Great Northern trains can't serve Moorgate during the strike is that Moorgate is an Underground station, which is closed. The Finsbury Park to Moorgate section used to be part of the Northern Line.Northern City line, not to be confused with the Northern Line. http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Drayton_Park_station.html Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 09/01/2017 at 13:41 #91392 | |
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clive
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Peter Bennet in post 91386 said:WesternChampion in post 91384 said:Actually, to be confused with the Northern Line.The reason the Great Northern trains can't serve Moorgate during the strike is that Moorgate is an Underground station, which is closed. The Finsbury Park to Moorgate section used to be part of the Northern Line.Northern City line, not to be confused with the Northern Line. The line was built as the Great Northern & City Line, so called because it was originally intended to carry trains from the mainline station at Finsbury Park off the GNR into the City (i.e. what it does now). However, for various reasons it instead was built with tube platforms at Finsbury Park. It was bought out by the Metropolitan Railway on 1913-07-01 and therefore became part of the MR and, in due course, the Metropolitan Line. Shortly after London Transport was formed it was transferred to the Northern Line, where it was sometimes known as the "Northern City Line" or the "Highbury Branch". It was never a separate Line in the way that, for example, the Victoria Line is. See my web site for more details. Log in to reply |
| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 09/01/2017 at 19:49 #91399 | |
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RainbowNines
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As I'm sure Clive's website alludes (I've not read it for some time), there was until 1970 a physical connection to Highgate depot. Passenger services had ceased that way some time before with the demise of the Northern Heights plan. The intended plans were rather vast. (Tangent 1: These closures basically starved the area between Highgate and Finsbury Park of a rail connection to town, and now one of the most frequent buses in London - the W7 - runs from Muswell Hill to Finsbury (34 buses scheduled between 0700-0900). Tangent 2: The trackbed was also formed to Edgware via Mill Hill but track never laid all the way - before the M1 continued to Brent Cross there was a temporary slip road along the intended trackbed to the local road network.) Log in to reply |
| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 10/01/2017 at 12:51 #91417 | |
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clive
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RainbowNines in post 91399 said:That would surprise this driver at Edgware! old9.jpg) The track *was* laid all the way. The line was originally the GNR branch from Finsbury Park to Edgware, with later sub-branches to Alexandra Palace and High Barnet. The *fourth rail* was only laid as far as Mill Hill East. It was single track between Finchley Central and Edgware, though later doubled to Mill Hill East (and then singled again!). The last passenger train between Edgware and Finchley Central was 1939-09-10, but the line remained open for goods traffic until 1964. LNER season ticket holders at Edgware and Mill Hill (The Hale) were entitled to use LT buses on the parallel route for many years. 
Last edited: 10/01/2017 at 12:53 by clive Reason: Added image Log in to reply The following users said thank you: RainbowNines, BarryM |
| Today LU strike - Timetable Idea 10/01/2017 at 16:49 #91428 | |
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RainbowNines
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Bah! Thanks for correcting me Clive. I knew I'd be wrong somewhere. I should have known that as I used to live near Finchley Central, where there was once (maybe still) some great photos of goods trains from a similar era to the photo you posted.
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