Willesden junction low level early 1950's

[ramon hefford]

Next >Long ago and do I remember correctly? Oerlikon stock ruled 6 car or 3 for the bay platfoms.Perhaps what I thought unusual workings were just routine.Two Mon/Fri Watford-Broad St.via Hampstead Heath around 8.30am not stopping somewhere that I have forgotten.The porters gave me a little job flicking indicator panels over to display NOT STOPPING AT white on red then five or six stations missed to get the bowler hats to the City and show the speed of the Oerlikons,I read O.S.Nock timed one at 68mph.This may have occurred evenings from Broad Street when Dalston, Camden Road{or was it still Town?] then Willesden.Dalston non stop to Willesden and Dalston non stop to Stonebridge Park,the only train I saw not calling at Willesden.The strangest journey I made was one Sunday in1955 when an all day service from the bays to Broad Street via Hampstead Heath ran non stop to Dalston!

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