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Post by Phil on Feb 19, 2006 13:24:24 GMT
The following pics may or may not be related to one or another or not in some way. Identify locations (where possible) and links (if any) between any or all of them. 1&2   3  4  No track, let alone trackplans this time.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2006 13:29:11 GMT
1&2 look an awful lot like the original double-track bridge span at Kilburn & Brondesbury.
3&4 is probably the construction of the Stanmore branch.
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Post by Harsig on Feb 19, 2006 13:49:16 GMT
Now I'm just guessing here, but for 1&2 the presence of all those houses makes me think of the Edgware extension of the CCE&H so I'm going to stick my neck out and say that this bridge is the one across Elmcroft Crescent south of Brent Cross Station.
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Post by CSLR on Feb 19, 2006 14:22:47 GMT
4 is Golders Green. McDonald's is just out of the shot.
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Post by Phil on Feb 19, 2006 14:25:56 GMT
Was Macdonalds around in 1904? Let alone in Golders Green?
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Post by CSLR on Feb 19, 2006 14:30:24 GMT
Was Macdonalds around in 1904? Let alone in Golders Green? Yes. Locally produced organic beef in those days. |
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Post by Phil on Feb 19, 2006 14:43:48 GMT
Harsig and CSLR win respectively, though neither linked all 4 to the Edgware extension.
Sorry TOK - better luck next time
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Post by CSLR on Feb 19, 2006 15:10:33 GMT
There is actually a rather nice story about the Golders Green photo. I must point out that there are several slightly different versions of the story, although there is some documentary evidence to support this one:-
At the time that Yerkes was taking an interest in the Charing Cross Euston & Hampstead railway, he sent his agent to look at the route. Arriving at the proposed Hampstead terminus, the agent realised that it would be an unsuitable location for a depot and told the driver to keep going while still arguing the point with his guide.
They continued over Hampstead Heath until they reached a cross roads, whereupon the coach driver asked which direction to take. Yerkes agent looked around him and then declared that this would be an ideal site for a station and the terminus.
The fact that there were no houses or potential passengers was no problem. The company bought land for development and ran the train service for the new residents, which made it a profitable investment in all ways.
I have to admit that I did see this photo many years ago, but only remembered where it was when I realised the significance of the crossroads.
EDIT: I suppose that I should be disqualified for knowing where it was rather than guessing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2006 15:27:30 GMT
Harsig and CSLR win respectively, though neither linked all 4 to the Edgware extension. Sorry TOK - better luck next time ARGH. If I had seen the Mansion House/Victoria photos earlier I would have acquitted myself somewhat; likewise with the photo of West Hampstead (which I took to be Finchley Road). |
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Post by stanmorek on Feb 25, 2006 0:32:22 GMT
Thanks Phil. Very interesting pictures of a half through plate girder bridge! Note the lack of site girder splice connections as I suspect it was easier to transport the whole thing down the line unlike the long spanned bridges on the District. Most of the District brigdes between Acton and Hammersmith were rebuilt in the 1930s when it was four tracked.
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