Hadley Wood
Now withdrawn 313050, from Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate, arriving at Hadley Wood station, on 1st May 2017.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 London travelcard zones and was originally added to the line, opened in 1850, on 1st May 1885 so this view is 132 years to the day since it first appeared in the timetables. The station was completely reconstructed in 1959 from two to four platforms (the central island is no longer in use) in connection with the widening of the line and opening of the new Hadley Wood North Tunnel, alongside the original tunnel, to remove what had become a serious bottleneck. There is still a bottleneck north of Welwyn Garden City where the line narrows down to two tracks to cross the lofty Digswell Viaduct and passing Welwyn North station and through Welwyn North Tunnel before widening out to four tracks again south of Knebworth.
Location: Hadley Wood
Original line: London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Class 313 units, London Area 1977-2019 (now withdrawn)
Date: 01/05/2017
Image number: 72215
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