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My apologies you are correct. It was the Northern Line. Opened in 1907.Extended to Kennington in 1926.

There are many disused tunnels under London- Many years ago I walked part of the King William Street- Borough tube tunnel which was closed for rail traffic in 1900. There is the former Bakerloo line reversing loop under the Thames at Charing Cross which is sealed up and flooded. The...

There are a 627 disused tunnels around the country listed on this webisite- http://www.forgottenrelics.org/tunnels/database/?letter=all

Horsham - down loop platform (Continuing from when first installed to accomodate terminating trains from Brighton via Steyning and Guildford via Baynards)

Scammer rung me this morning and he wanted to confirm my name and address. I said my address was wrong and I had just moved to London. My new address was 24,Leinster Gardens, London W2 2ET. I asked him to send all correspondance to that address. I would like to see his face when he sees it is...

The original tunnel was closed in May 1990 for track re-alignment . The new alignment included the opening of St Pauls Thameslink (later City Thameslink) station on the site of but at a lower level than Holborn Viaduct which had closed in January 1990.

Ashford International 4 to 6 Gatwick Airport 6 to 7 Gravesend 2 to 3 Marylebone 4 to 6? Oxford 3 to 4? Princes Risborough 2 to 4 Rainham (Kent) 2 to 3 Redhill 3 to 4 Stratford (London) has increased but number unknown Swindon 3 to 4

Waterloo station also features in the film "Terminus" which was made in 1961

Has anyone mentioned .. The Navigators It is about a P/Way gang in the Sheffield/South Yorkshire area around 1994/1995 and how they handled the change from BR to Privatisation. If you thought that some of the situations were funny then I remember seeing the same situations around the same...

25th January - Erith Model Railway Exhibition 21st February- Tonbridge Model Railway Exhibition. Angel Centre, Tonbridge.

There are many, many films but a mention for.. Oh, Mr Porter starring Will Hay- although made in 1936 it features the long closed Basingstoke- Alton line. Railway Children- two versions. (ffirst filmed on Keighley &WVR. 2nd version on the Bluebell Line. James Bond films- filmed on Nene Valley...

Go- coach operate an hourly daytime service On Mondays to Fridays, a slightly reduced service on Saturdays and some on summer Sundays. https://www.go-coach.co.uk/bus-routes/daytime-routes/1/. The last few years of the train service it ran on Mondays to Fridays peak hours and Saturdays to...

Here in the South East a few closures (since 1948) that I feel that were justified- East Kent Railway Shepherds Well- Wingham- served a rural area with many stations a long way from places they are named to serve. Appledore- New Romney- (The only Beeching closure in Kent)- Mainly used for a few...

Hampden Park- for example a Brighton to Hastings train calls at the down platform for passengers, then goes to Eastbourne where it reverses and then calls at the up platform before going to Hastings.

I am unsure about pre-payment. At some car parks operated by APCOA in the Southern area not only can you pay on the day but up to 24 hours after you enter the car park.

To financially survive Heritage Railways have got to cater for all ages and types.

Polar Express which is running at several railways around the country. I have only actually seen it at the Spa Valley Railway but the format is the same elsewhere. See films on "youtube".

Do consider that the direct line between Ashurst Junction and Birchden Junction was not opened for passenger traffic until 1914. Prior to that trains would had to reverse at Groombridge or Tunbridge Wells West. In answer to your question -it is doubtful. Also consider that even after 1914 trains...

Merton Park tram stop is built on the former junction with the line to Merton Abbey/Tooting. Waddon Marsh tram stop "may" have been built on sidings to the former gas works but it will need further investigation to clarify.

Swindon - down platform was closed for passengers and used for mails/parcels. It was later rebuilt and reopened for passenger trains. A new entry is Welshpool which was resited in 1992 on site of former sidings.