Kings Cross of the 80s

[paulo]

I have recently been working on a page for my website about kings cross/thameslink and thought it would be a great idea to add some bits about the good old british rail days, has anyone any images of the underground station or the BR station from the 80s. cheers paulo

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Hi Paulo

Dunno if this will help - but some of the pics will amuse you if not:-
http://www.ukrailarchive.org/lul/rm05-1962-297.PDF

and
http://www.ukrailarchive.org/lul/rm06-1962-393.PDF
both from the Railway Magazine in the 60's, with photos, drawings, maps and lots of description from the time of building and altering the underground at Kings Cross complete with working connections to the main line routes.

Personally, I'm struck by the comments on the rivalry between the TOCs and how there was even less integration between them then than there is now! (eg the Midland Railway who owned St Pancras were opposing the creation of the Metropolitan Railway who wanted an underground route there).

 

[yorkie]

Thanks for the interesting documents.

Here's another one:-

http://yorkie.southtpe.co.uk/Kings Cross modernisation.doc

 

[DaveNewcastle]

That's an excellent article, Yorkie - its exactly what I had been looking for but could't find. I didn't recall the realignments and removal of the track in the eastern tunnel bores being as long ago as 1977! I guess that's just what Paulo was looking for too.