Shoreditch

I see. I must admit, I thought that they would have started lifting the track by now as I wont be needed just now as the ELL terminates at whitechapel.

I remember reading the traffic circular back in june when it gave the revised signalling diagram for the whitechapel area. I do recall it stating that the boundary of the operational railway would be about 335m from the end of the platforms. I thought it was a bit odd when the station starter at the headwall of the n/b was changed to a fixed red and fixed trainstops were put in.

The end of that boundary is where the line will diverge to the right onto the old Broad Street - Dalston line; the ELL proper...

What will happen to the station building, if thay decide to demolish it maybe one of the Steam Railways could save it by dismantling it brick by brick and rebuilding it someware?

Whilst filming recently in an office block overlooking Bishopsgate/Shoreditch High Street, I noticed that a lot of work was happening on the old viaducts into Broad Street station, clearance and so on. I assume this is in connection with the ELL extension.

At the south end of the works concerned there were three tube cars on the trackbed - does anyone know the identity of these and why they are there? Many thanks in anticipation of any replies!

Link to photo on my site ( a general view, but the tube cars can be easily seen):

geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p37165645.html

May I also take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas to one and all on this forum ;D .

Regards,
Geoff

Geoff, those are 83 stock cars by the way.

I don't think they have been, the bottom halves of 83 stock were red and the light makes it look like they are painted.

I wonder if they have cleaned the inside out yet, it must be pretty grim in there!

www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1975

mentions about what was left. Apparently there is a carriage in the museum?

Another Bump

Only taken 28 days to respond - I went passed Shoreditch on a One suburban service this evening & noticed that the station platform (last working platform) is full of rubble piled into a number of mounds. Looks like the end is nigh for what's left of the station.

BTW the steps up to the ticket hall are no more

Well, went past the station today, it is still there, boarded up. Rumour has that it will become a community centre... I tried looking over the bridge parapet on Pedley Street/Brick Lane, but couldnae see anything. [did not have my supa-shoes on today]

I went past looking at the old station on Friday. Through the ever growing weeds (more like trees now) I noted that the track has been removed and a bulldozer type vehicle was on the ballast - that's what it seemed like in the half second view that I managed to catch

There's also mounds of earth/concrete on the platform too

Sad news to report - the platforms have gone

Also the ballast appeared to be reddish in colour in the milli-second I had to see what's left of the station this evening (through the small gap between the tree height weeds - I jest not ).

Those that may wish to try to take a picture from a Stratford bound ONE train (out of Liverpool Street) will need to set their cameras to take multiple images in a short burst in an attempt to get a half decent shot.

This mornings' milli second glance revealed that that the foundation in the old station is a mixture of both hardcore & earth - it has now higher than the old station canopy: in effect the old Shoreditch station is being 'filled in'.

The bridge is still there and you can see what little is left of the old station cavity (up to the mound of hardcore/earth) through the void - I'd guess that some sort of reinforced dam will need to be constructed below the bridge in order to provide integrity to the hardcore earth that is being built up.

Whatever construction that may eventually be built on top will probably exist at normal ground level.