Upminster Bridge
The history of Upminster Bridge station, LU District Line, on the wall of the westbound platform, seen here on 24th June 2021. It is slightly misleading as the LMSR's Southend services were not electrified in the 1930s, they had to wait until 1962 in BR Eastern Region days, but the LMSR did provide the extra set of tracks, electrified from the outset, between Barking and Upminster for LU District Line trains in 1932. And all the stations between Bromley-by-Bow and Upminster remained in main line ownership until 1969 as part of British Rail Eastern Region (apart from Barking and Upminster which are still part of the National network), even though some of those stations had not been served by BR trains for seven years while others, like Upminster Bridge, were never served by them at all.
Location: Upminster Bridge
Original line: Barking to Upminster Quadrupling (London, Midland and Scottish Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: London Underground stations 2010-2023
Date: 25/06/2021
Image number: 77411
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