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Post by charleyfarley on Apr 9, 2012 9:51:27 GMT
Thinking about when the branch to Ealing was being built around 1879, would it not have been possible to build the line to Ealing Common with the next station being Ealing Broadway but not a terminus. From Ealing Broadway the line would cross the GWR by overpass or underpass to serve North Ealing and then on via Park Royal.
North Ealing seems poorly sited and could well have been built in a more lively location, perhaps on Hangar Lane itself.
This would have eliminated the extra branch and in pre-Piccadilly days, there would therefore have been simply a Hounslow branch and an Uxbridge branch.
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Post by ianvisits on Apr 9, 2012 11:09:26 GMT
Anything is possible - but I presume they chose to do what they did for very good commercial reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 15:51:13 GMT
It should be remembered that Hanger Lane Junction - South Harrow didn't open until 1903 (so not contemporaneous with the Ealing Broadway line). The alignment through North Ealing woukl be partly dictated by the need to get round Hanger Hill - as tunnel would have been an unjustifiable expense given more level ground a short distance to the east!
When the District opened to Ealing, there was a crossover to the GWR, and through trains ran to Windsor in 1883-84. When the Ealing & Shepherds Bush line was built by the GWR for the Central London Railway, the District platforms were relocated to the north, the E&SB/CLR platforms put in where the District platforms had been, and the connection removed (assuming it hadn't been previously).
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Post by charleyfarley on Apr 9, 2012 16:26:05 GMT
Thanks stonesfan. Relocating the platforms must have been a big job, although done much quicker then than it would be if done now.
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Post by tubeprune on Apr 10, 2012 8:10:08 GMT
When the District opened to Ealing, there was a crossover to the GWR, and through trains ran to Windsor in 1883-84. When the Ealing & Shepherds Bush line was built by the GWR for the Central London Railway, the District platforms were relocated to the north, the E&SB/CLR platforms put in where the District platforms had been, and the connection removed (assuming it hadn't been previously). The DR station at Ealing Broadway was built in the exact position that it is in today but with two platforms, not three. The third platform (now No. 7) was added about 1913 and the CLR station was inserted in the space between the DR station and the GWR station in 1919ish. OS map of 1896 shows the gap quite clearly. |
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Post by Phil on Apr 10, 2012 11:34:20 GMT
It used to be like this in 1927:  Train in the foreground is the Ealing Broadway to Southend express. Photo courtesy of "Steam to Silver" by J. Graeme Bruce |
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Post by charleyfarley on Apr 10, 2012 11:46:12 GMT
A wonderful picture, Phil. Thanks for sharing.
I'm sure the stock is so familiar to experienced members, but some of us would welcome a description if someone has the time.
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Post by The Tram Man on Apr 10, 2012 11:50:03 GMT
It used to be like this in 1927: Train in the foreground is the Ealing Broadway to Southend express. Photo courtesy of "Steam to Silver" by J. Graeme BruceWhere is the Like button?  |
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Post by tubeprune on Apr 14, 2012 7:20:51 GMT
This train is worked by a pair of the District Railway electric locomotives built in 1905 for the original electrification. The coaching stock is LT&S but not the usual stock on this service. A full history of the locos appears in my series, "The District Electric Train, 8 - Electric Locomotives", Underground News No. 574, October 2009.
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