East Finchley
View from East Finchley, LUL Northern Line, looking south with a train of 1995 stock to Kennington via Charing Cross, just departed and descending steeply into tunnel on 1st April 2021. The tracks in the centre now lead only to Highgate depot but used to continue to Finsbury Park with the Alexandra Palace branch making a trailing connection just beyond the depot. Had the pre-war plan to hand over the Northern Heights steam lines to London Transport been fully completed, these tracks would now be used by peak hour trains from Finsbury Park to High Barnet and Bushey Heath. The Alexandra Palace branch would have had an all-day service of Northern Line trains from Finsbury Park with passengers on that section and, outside peak hours, destined for High Barnet and Bushey Heath changing at Highgate. They could still do so until Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace closed in 1954.
Location: East Finchley
Original line: Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: LU Northern Line + 1938 and 1995 stock, 1973-2022
Date: 01/04/2021
Image number: 76401
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