The Latimer Road curve

I think that war damage to sations on the West London Line was used as the rationale for closing a number of passenger services in order to free capacity up for freight and troop movements.Not just te Middle Circle but the LMS Willesden-Earl's Court service and the stopping trains down to Clapham Jct were suspended at this point.
After the War,I think the climate of opinion was against spending money re-instating these inner-suburban services.
Nowadays,they might be very useful links.
Some while ago this was discussed in another thread and one of our senior contributers remembers seeing the rails,intact but rusty,at the Latimer Road end well into the 50s.
However,the building of he West Cross Route has sealed the matter,at least for the time being.

in the fifties ,and I dont remember for how long afterwards, the curve was used in the down direction by one freight train I think per week or thereabouts taking empty wagons somewhere . It only ran in the down direction because of the gradien going up . I recall passing on a H&C train abouit 1951 or so and seeing all rails rusty except the two running rails on the down track .(These were fairly rusty but showing signs of infrequent use.

I beg to differ. I used the H&C a lot in the 60's going to the MRC and don't remember seeing rails there. I learnt the H&C in 1973 and I don't remember there then either!

I do remember the diamond crossings at Wesrbourne Park for access for goods trains to Crimea Yard!

Just FYI, Joe Brown (London Railway Atlas 3^rd Edition) shows freight usage there until 01.03.1954.

After doing some digging the rails were removed July 1957 viaduct demolished 1968.