Miss Selfridge

PHOTO A CHILTERN TRAIN PASSES RUISLIP GARDENS UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION ON 20

Description: EXTRA INFOPHOTO A CHILTERN TRAIN PASSES RUISLIP GARDENS UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION ON 20TH NOVEMBER 1905 THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY OPENED A NEW ROUTE FOR FREIGHT TRAINS BETWEEN NEASDEN JUNCTION AND NORTHOLT JUNCTION (JUST TO THE EAST OF SOUTH RUISLIP) AND ON 1ST MARCH 1906 PASSENGER SERVICES BEGAN FROM HIGH WYCOMBE TO THE GREAT CENTRAL'S THEN NEW TERMINUS AT MARYLEBONE. THE LINE WAS BUILT THOUGH OPEN COUNTRY YET IMPRESSIVE RAILWAY STATIONS WERE PROVIDED. HOWEVER PASSENGERS TENDED TO OPT FOR THE PARALLEL (NOW PICCADILLY) LINE AND BY 1968 THE SERVICE WAS SAID TO BE THE SPARSEST IN LONDON. PLANS WERE AFOOT TO CLOSE IT BETWEEN NEASDEN AND SOUTH RUISLIP AND DIRECT TRAINS INTO PADDINGTON BUT THE LINE HAS SURVIVED.ANOTHER LINE WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1903 AND 1906 FROM THE GREAT WESTERN MAIN LINE AT OLD OAK COMMON TO THE CHILTERN MAIN LINE AT SOUTH RUISLIP. IN NO AREA AT A COMPARABLE DISTANCE FROM LONDON WAS DEVELOPMENT SO SLOW. IN THE HAMLET OF WEST END AT NORTHOLT ONLY THREE HOUSES WERE BUILT BETWEEN 1837 AND 1935. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE LATE 1950S THAT MOST OF THE AREA OUT TO WEST RUISLIP HAD BECOME BUILT OVER. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY PROVIDED A NUMBER OF HALTS IN ADDITION TO GREENFORD AND WEST RUISLIP AND SERVED THEM BY INFREQUENT TRAINS RIGHT UP TO 1947 IN SPITE OF THE RISING TIDE OF SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1935. THERE WAS NO RAILWAY STATION AT RUISLIP GARDENS AT THE TIME THAT THE GREAT WESTERN???S LINE WAS OPENED. THE RAILWAY STATION OPENED ON 9 JULY 1934. THE PRESENT UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION WAS BUILT FOR THE CENTRAL LINE EXTENSION OF THE 1935-40 NEW WORKS PROGRAMME OF THE LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TRANSPORT IN LONDON. AN EXTRA PAIR OF TRACKS WERE BUILT TO THE SOUTH OF THE OLD TRACKS FROM ACTON TO DENHAM FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF CENTRAL LINE TRAINS. THE WIDENED LINES WERE OPENED TO GREENFORD ON 30TH JUNE 1947 AND ON TO WEST RUISLIP ON 21ST NOVEMBER 1948. THE SECTION TO DENHAM WAS NOT PROCEEDED WITH BECAUSE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LONDON GREEN BELT AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR. SOUTH RUISLIP UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION OPENED ON 21ST NOVEMBER 1948. THE MAIN LINE SERVICES STOPPING AT RUISLIP GARDENS CEASED ON 21ST JULY 1958 AND THE RAILWAY STATION CLOSED CHILTERN TRAINS NOW PASSING THROUGH NON-STOP TO THE NORTH OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION AS SEEN HERE. A CENTRAL LINE TRAIN BOUND FOR EPPING CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISTANCE. 2016 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) MARATHON PHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS NOTES REF NO MARATHON-2697 PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO WATERMARK IF PRESENT ON THE IMAGE WILL NOT APPEAR ON ITEM SENT TO YOU: NOTES This is a print and supply service for an image that is COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) Marathon obtained from GEOGRAPH and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License details available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED TO MY SHOP DAILY

Price: 2.25 GBP

Location: Tadley

End Time: 2024-12-18T18:38:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.56 GBP

Product Images

PHOTO  A CHILTERN TRAIN PASSES RUISLIP GARDENS UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION ON 20

Item Specifics

Return postage will be paid by: Buyer

Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted

After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days

Return policy details:

Type: Photographs

Theme: Transportation

Sub-Theme: Railways

Number of Items: Single

Period: 1945 - Present

Postage Condition: Unposted

Recommended

Vintage Photo 8.5x11   #27016 Lovely Burlesque Stripper Sherry Britton
Vintage Photo 8.5x11  #27016 Lovely Burlesque Stripper Sherry Britton

$2.00

View Details
F58X Donald Trump McDonalds Photo, Magnet, Decal
F58X Donald Trump McDonalds Photo, Magnet, Decal

$4.99

View Details
GENUINE Book of Wisdom Volume 1 PHYSICAL Paperback
GENUINE Book of Wisdom Volume 1 PHYSICAL Paperback

$39.99

View Details
Digital Image Picture Photo Wallpaper Background Desktop Art Sample Product
Digital Image Picture Photo Wallpaper Background Desktop Art Sample Product

$0.99

View Details
New Mens WORK SHIRT Short Sleeve U PIC COLOR  Grey Charcoal Tan Auto Mechanic
New Mens WORK SHIRT Short Sleeve U PIC COLOR Grey Charcoal Tan Auto Mechanic

$13.95

View Details
20 PCS Photo Album Refill Self Adhesive Pages, 11 X 9 Inch Three Ring Photo Albu
20 PCS Photo Album Refill Self Adhesive Pages, 11 X 9 Inch Three Ring Photo Albu

$10.28

View Details
Digital image picture photo wallpaper background desktop art AI
Digital image picture photo wallpaper background desktop art AI

$0.99

View Details
Shutterfly 8x8 photo book or $ off a larger size, exp 11/30/24
Shutterfly 8x8 photo book or $ off a larger size, exp 11/30/24

$4.50

View Details
5 10 25 50 BCW 4 x 6 Hard Plastic Postcard / Photo Topload Holders 4x6
5 10 25 50 BCW 4 x 6 Hard Plastic Postcard / Photo Topload Holders 4x6

$8.49

View Details
Digital Photo Image Picture Pic Wallpaper Background Toronto Downtown Cityscape
Digital Photo Image Picture Pic Wallpaper Background Toronto Downtown Cityscape

$0.99

View Details