London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)

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Dates

15/07/1946London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
London Kings Cross to Aberdeen service derails south of Hatfield due to the condition of the track. 11 are injured.
20/05/2010London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
Platform 0 opened at London Kings Cross.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.




Kings Cross

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Christmas is coming at London Kings Cross, as seen here at 09.30 on Sunday, 10th December 2023. ...
David Bosher 10/12/2023
387129 at Kings Cross on 17th October 2019. This was waiting to leave with, ostensibly, the 10.42 Great Northern service to King's Lynn but no sooner ...
David Bosher 17/10/2019
91111 'For the Fallen' at Kings Cross at 07.52 on Saturday, 2nd October 2021, waiting to depart with the 08.33 to Leeds. Out of view on the right ...
David Bosher 02/10/2021
A rather faded 67007 has just brought the stock of UK Railtours' excursion to Chesterfield into Kings Cross, early on the morning of Saturday, 2nd ...
David Bosher 02/10/2021
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York Way (Temp Term)

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Kings Cross Goods

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A chance in how many million of ending with a shot of two crossing Eurostar sets in the right place together on the approach to St. Pancras when only ...
David Pesterfield 09/08/2013
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Maiden Lane

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Holloway and Caledonian Road

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View through the upstairs side windows of a HV type bus on route 91 to Crouch End crossing Caledonian Road bridge over the ECML, just north of Kings ...
David Bosher 30/08/2023
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Finsbury Park

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Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
717015, with an all stations Great Northern Suburban service from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City calling at Finsbury Park station, on the damp murky ...
David Bosher 05/12/2021
LNER Azuma Not in Service passing Finsbury Park towards Kings Cross, at 07.36 on the bright but cold morning of Saturday, 26th February 2022. ...
David Bosher 26/02/2022
67018, with UK Railtours excursion from Peterborough to Worcester Shrub Hill, arriving at Finsbury Park on 12th May 2018. While some passengers opted ...
David Bosher 12/05/2018
700019 with a Thameslink service to Cambridge calling at Finsbury Park on the grey cold morning of Sunday, 5th December 2021. ...
David Bosher 05/12/2021
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Harringay

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700026 to Kings Cross, passing Harringay on what is ostensibly the up slow line, on 9th February 2019. ...
David Bosher 09/02/2019
387102 still has three miles to go to Kings Cross as it speeds past Harringay on the ECML in north London, on 15th May 2021. ...
David Bosher 15/05/2021
82224, heading to Kings Cross, passing Harringay station on 9th February 2019. ...
David Bosher 09/02/2019
387128 to King's Cross, passing Harringay, on 9th February 2019. ...
David Bosher 09/02/2019
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Hornsey

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717007 on a Great Northern service from Moorgate to Stevenage via Hertford North heading away from the camera as it departs from Hornsey on 27th ...
David Bosher 27/08/2021
717013 from Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire to Moorgate heading away from the camera as it departs from Hornsey station in north London, on 30th ...
David Bosher 30/10/2019
View from a passing train of D5649, with Mk1 Suburban stock, at Hornsey depot in 1972 when they were used on services to and from Moorgate. The Brush ...
Bill Roberton //1972
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Alexandra Palace

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387126 with 387105 to Kings Cross, speeding south past Alexandra Palace (known as Wood Green until 1982), on 28th October 2021. ...
David Bosher 28/10/2021
Brand new Azuma unit speeding north on the ECML passing Alexandra Palace station (known as Wood Green until 1982), in the north London suburbs, on 4th ...
David Bosher 04/03/2020
Exterior of Alexandra Palace station, north London, on 8th May 2021. This was opened in 1859 as Wood Green, a slightly later addition to the GNRs ...
David Bosher 08/05/2021
This LNER Azuma unit still has three and a half miles to go to King's Cross as it speeds past the disused and fenced-off former up main line platform ...
David Bosher 22/10/2021
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New Southgate

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New Southgate, looking north from the surviving outer side of the down island platform, on 11th February 2017. This station opened with the GNR's ...
David Bosher 11/02/2017
New Southgate, a London suburban station at the southern end of the ECML, served by services to and from Welwyn Garden City and with the platforms on ...
David Bosher 18/02/2017
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Oakleigh Park

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Oakleigh Park, a north London suburban station on the ECML opened on 1st December 1873 and rebuilt with two island platforms in 1892.
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David Bosher 30/11/2013
Interior view of brand new 717 007 while calling at Oakleigh Park station, with an off peak service from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City, on 18th April ...
David Bosher 18/04/2019
Oakleigh Park station, seen from brand new 717 007 from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City arriving on 18th April 2019. This station was another ...
David Bosher 18/04/2019
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New Barnet

This station opened with the line on 7th August 1850 as Barnet and was renamed New Barnet on 1st May 1884.
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Brand new 717007 from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City, departing from New Barnet, on 18th April 2019. This station opened with the line on 7th August ...
David Bosher 18/04/2019
717011 from Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City heading away from the camera as it departs from New Barnet station, on 4th March 2020. Services on this ...
David Bosher 04/03/2020
The now fenced-off obsolete fast platforms at New Barnet, a London commuter station on the ECML where only the outer sides of the two island platforms ...
David Bosher 04/03/2020
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Hadley Wood

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313123, on a local service to Welwyn Garden City, about to depart from Hadley Wood on 1st May 2017. The final Great Northern 313s ran in 2019 but in ...
David Bosher 01/05/2017
Now withdrawn 313050, from Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate, arriving at Hadley Wood station, on 1st May 2017. This is the most northerly station in the ...
David Bosher 01/05/2017
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Potters Bar

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Brookmans Park

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55008 'The Green Howards' approaching Brookmans Park station with the 1405 Kings Cross to York service in May 1980. At the time this was a regular ...
Roger Geach 09/05/1980
40175 heads light loco to Kings Cross in July 1979. Brookmans Park station is in the background. ...
Roger Geach 06/07/1979
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Welham Green

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55013 'The Black Watch' passing Marshmoor near Welham Green with the 1803 Kings Cross York service in March 1981. The trackwork in the foreground was ...
Roger Geach 15/08/1981
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Hatfield

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Hatfield and St Albans Railway





Welwyn Garden City

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31319 approaching Welwyn Garden City running light engine for the sidings here. ...
Roger Geach 14/10/1981
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Welwyn Garden City [1st]

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Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway
Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway





Welwyn North

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55011 'The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers' passing Welwyn North with the 1047hrs York to Kings Cross service on 13th April 1981. ...
Roger Geach 13/04/1981
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Knebworth

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Langley Watertroughs

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Hertford Loop (Great Northern Railway)





Langley Junction

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Stevenage

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I was waiting for a Lumo train to Waverley at Stevenage, and having pushed through the crowds at both Euston and Kings Cross was rather thirsty so I ...
Charlie Niven 25/03/2023
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Stevenage [1st]

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Three Counties

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Arlesey

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Biggleswade

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Sandy Junction

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Sandy and Potton Railway





Sandy

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Damage caused by fire on the railway in Sandy during the heatwave of July 2022. ...
Network Rail 20/07/2022
Operational gas lamp on the old up platform at Sandy in 1982. ...
Ian Dinmore //1982
Flowers are a bit labour intensive these days, but white bricks came in handy at Sandy. The EMU rushing past in the foreground is London-bound. ...
Ken Strachan 22/01/2010
Domed gas light still in use on the platform at Sandy on the ECML in 1977. ...
Ian Dinmore //1977
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Tempsford

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St Neots

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Offord and Buckden

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Huntingdon

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Kettering, Thrapstone and Huntingdon Railway
The up platform at Huntingdon, seen from a train for Peterborough, seems to be relaxing in the unaccustomed luxury of not being overshadowed by the ...
Ken Strachan 28/12/2021
The 4-lane A14 road bridge over the ECML at Huntingdon has a triumphal air - despite the massive steel girder reinforcements beneath - especially as ...
Ken Strachan 28/12/2009
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Abbots Ripton

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Holme [GNR]

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Ramsey Railway
Looking east from a passing ECML express at Holme Junction in 1974, towards the Ramsay North branch, closed the previous year to goods, having lost ...
Bill Roberton //1974
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Yaxley and Farcet

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Fletton Junction

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Peterborough

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See also
Peterborough to Boston and Lincoln Line (Great Northern Railway)
Syston to Peterborough Line (Midland Railway)
66150 has a crew change at Peterborough station. This is the 4E25 1124hrs Bow to Heck empties on 31st August 2023. ...
Roger Geach 31/08/2023
Passengers approaching the 17.24 to Liverpool Lime Street in an orderly fashion at Peterborough. To me the 158s are starting to look a bit old as we ...
Ken Strachan 28/12/2021
An Azuma at Peterborough. (Heard staff calling them Satsumas!) ...
John Yellowlees 22/09/2019
One sunny day, 66777 'Annette', 66778 'Darius Cheskin', and 66745 'Modern Railways (etc.)' got a bit bored with New England yard, and decided to go to ...
Ken Strachan 03/08/2018
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