RAILSCOT | East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway

East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway

Dates

26/08/1846	North London Railway Act passed for the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Primrose Hill to India Docks

Primrose Hill [3rd]

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New Lines (London and North Western Railway)

Camden Road

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GBRf 66737 'Lesia' coming through Camden Road with 4Z18, from Felixstowe to Trafford Park, at 06:08 on 23 May 2023. This loco previously ran with DRS ...
Duncan Ross 23/05/2023

That's the A503 Camden Road and Royal College St running underneath these two bridges with Camden Road station behind the camera. The 'Camden ...
Duncan Ross 23/05/2023

Freightliner 90044 passing through the platforms of Camden Road station on 21 July 2005. The containers originated from the Port of Felixstowe and the ...
John Furnevel 21/07/2005

378219 with a London Overground service to Stratford departing from Camden Road station, North London, on 5th January 2019. This station opened in ...
David Bosher 05/01/2019

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Camden Road [1st]

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Maiden Lane [NLL]

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This graffiti-scarred bridge (how do the culprits get up there?) across York Way to the north of Kings Cross carries the London Overground line that ...
David Bosher 03/09/2021

View from 378 230 with a London Overground service from Stratford to Clapham Junction passing the site of the North London Railway's Maiden Lane ...
David Bosher 06/08/2022

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Caledonian Road [1st]

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Caledonian Road and Barnsbury

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378223, with a London Overground short working to Gunnersbury, arriving at Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station on the former North London Railway, on ...
David Bosher 21/08/2020

The Caledonian Road entrance to Caledonian Road & Barnsbury on 21st August 2020. The original station, opened in 1852 as simply Barnsbury, was on the ...
David Bosher 21/08/2020

An RHTT (or loco-hauled 'leaf train' if you prefer) passes Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station en-route from Liverpool Street to Richmond on 30 ...
Michael Gibb 30/10/2009

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Highbury and Islington

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378212, London Overground to Stratford arriving at Highbury & Islington station, in freezing conditions on 25th January 2023, when I was accompanied ...
David Bosher 25/01/2023

378141 arrives at Highbury and Islington on 25th January 2023, with an Overground service from West Croydon.
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Bill Roberton 25/01/2023

378231, with a London Overground service to Stratford, calling at Highbury & Islington in inclement conditions on 20th January 2013. ...
David Bosher 20/01/2013

The former entrance (and exit) to the Great Northern & City Railway's 1904 Highbury station still stands on Holloway Road, seen here on 13th November ...
David Bosher 13/11/2021

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Canonbury Junction

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Canonbury

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378220, with a London Overground service to Richmond, arriving at one of two reinstated platforms on the north side of Canonbury station on 23rd ...
David Bosher 23/08/2012

378 149, with a London Overground service to Highbury & Islington, arriving at its penultimate stop at Canonbury on 23rd August 2012. These former ...
David Bosher 23/08/2012

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A class 313 EMU on a North London Line Richmond - North Woolwich service approaching Western Junction signal box from the Canonbury direction in July ...
John Furnevel 21/07/2005

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Dalston Kingsland

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In the last couple of months of the Silverlink regime, 313116 for Stratford departs from Dalston Kingsland station, on 6th September 2007. The line ...
David Bosher 06/09/2007

One of several similar signs intended for drivers of Silverlink class 313 dual voltage EMUs operating on the North London Line in the summer of 2005. ...
John Furnevel 21/07/2005

EWS 66142 brings the 15.50 Purfleet - Wembley freight through Dalston Kingsland station on the North London Line on 21 July 2005. ...
John Furnevel 21/07/2005

The 15.50 Purfleet - Wembley freight rumbles through Dalston Kingsland station on the North London Line on 21 July 2005 behind EWS 66142. The train is ...
John Furnevel 21/07/2005

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Dalston Eastern Junction

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North London Railway

Navarino Road Junction

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Hackney Central

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378221, with a London Overground service to Stratford, heading away from the camera as it departs from Hackney Central on the afternoon of Saturday, ...
David Bosher 06/08/2022

Hackney Central, looking west, on 6th August 2022. This is partly on the site of the old North London Railway's Hackney station that opened in 1850 ...
David Bosher 06/08/2022

The new south side entrance on Graham Road to Hackney Central station, London Overground, opened on 5th July 2022, seen here a month later on ...
David Bosher 06/08/2022

378201, with a London Overground service from Stratford to Richmond, arriving at Hackney Central station on 11th December 2010. Behind the train are ...
David Bosher 11/12/2010

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Hackney

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Remains of the former Broad Street bound platform at Hackney station (1850-1944), seen from Hackney Central station, opened in 1980 and set slightly ...
David Bosher 11/12/2010

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Homerton

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This is all that remains of the entrance to the original Homerton station, opened by the North London Railway in 1868 and closed with the eastern ...
David Bosher 28/01/2017

313120 from Stratford to Richmond, arriving at Homerton station on 6th November 2007. The line here opened in 1850 with Homerton station being added ...
David Bosher 06/11/2007

This partially demolished interior side wall is all that remains of the entrance to the original North London Railway's Homerton station, seen here on ...
David Bosher 11/12/2010

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Victoria Park [1st]

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Victoria Park [2nd]

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North London to North Woolwich Line (Great Eastern Railway)

Old Ford

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Gas Factory Junction

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Stepney to Bow Junction Line (Blackwall Railway)

Gas Factory Junction in Bow is where the LTSR's 1858 cut-off route to Barking was opened from the London & Blackwall Railway's 1849 Bow branch to ...
David Bosher 08/07/2021

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Bow

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Bow Church

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Docklands Light Railway

Seen from a TfL bus on route 25 to Ilford, the entrance to the DLR's Bow Church station, on the south side of Bow Road, that opened in 1987 with the ...
David Bosher 04/03/2023

Docklands Light Railway unit 148, from Stratford to Canary Wharf, arriving at Bow Church on the former NLR Poplar branch, on 15th October 2011. This ...
David Bosher 15/10/2011

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Devons Road

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Docklands Light Railway

DLR unit no. 64 from Stratford to Canary Wharf, arriving at Devons Road, on 15th October 2011. The line was originally part of the North London ...
David Bosher 15/10/2011

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South Bromley

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Langdon Park

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Docklands Light Railway

All Saints

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DLR unit No.27, from Stratford to Canary Wharf, arriving at All Saints on 6th April 2013. This is on the site of the NLR Poplar station which closed ...
David Bosher 06/04/2013

Southbound platform at All Saints station, Docklands Light Railway, on 6th April 2013. This station opened with the first stage of the DLR in 1987 and ...
David Bosher 06/04/2014

All Saints station (or All Saints for Chrisp Street Market to give it its full name), looking north from a DLR special weekend service from Bank to ...
David Bosher 03/12/2022

DLR unit no.52 from Canary Wharf to Stratford arriving at All Saints, on 6th April 2013. This station occupies the site of the NLR's Poplar station ...
David Bosher 06/04/2013

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