hobbayne
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Post by hobbayne on Mar 30, 2015 20:43:51 GMT
I was just watching the Video 125 drivers eye view dvd where they mentioned a sidings shared by BR and LT rolling stock that fell out of use in the early 1980s.Can anyone tell me a bit more about these sidings? I only know about the sidings west of the station that turns back the Loughton reversers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 21:15:22 GMT
I was just watching the Video 125 drivers eye view dvd where they mentioned a sidings shared by BR and LT rolling stock that fell out of use in the early 1980s.Can anyone tell me a bit more about these sidings? I only know about the sidings west of the station that turns back the Loughton reversers. Bit of a busman's holiday for you, isn't it, hobbayne?  |
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Post by Harsig on Mar 31, 2015 6:53:00 GMT
... Can anyone tell me a bit more about these sidings? ... In short they appear to be a figment of Video 125's imagination. There were at one time loop sidings at Northolt on either side of the mainline. The one on the up side of the line appeared to double as goods yard while the one on the down (Central Line) side was used for stabling local trains between duties. Prior to the arrival of the Central Line the Great Western operated a quite extensive network of local services covering the line from North Acton, the Greenford Loop and out to Denham and the Uxbridge High St Branch. The down side loop was removed to make way for the construction of the Central Line and the up side loop was removed shortly after the goods yard closed in 1952. From that date Northolt was bereft of sidings entirely until the present reversing siding was installed in 1960. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 7:31:57 GMT
Harsig is absolutely right. However, there were 'plans' for the Central Line. To handle traffic for the nearby racecourse the station was originally to have an additional footbridge and ticket office at its west end serving an exit on the north side, plus four sidings for terminating Central Line extras on race days. During the Second World War the racecourse was commandeered for use as an army depot and prisoner of war camp. It was never reopened thereafter and used instead for much-needed new housing in the early-1950s. This negated the need for the additional facilities to cater for racecourse traffic which were thus never proceeded with.
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Post by programmes1 on Mar 31, 2015 11:25:55 GMT
I know that in 1939 there were plans for a 23 lever N style frame.
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