British Railways The First 25 Years Volume 12: London Eastern Region

This is the twelfth in a series of books, depicting the first 25 years of British Railways, and covers the Eastern Region lines, from the terminus stations at King’s Cross, Liverpool Street and Marylebone out along the main lines as far New Barnet, Ilford and Neasden respectively, the Metropolitan Widened Lines between King’s Cross and Moorgate and the North London Line from Hackney to Canonbury. It also includes the former Great Eastern Railway branches to North Woolwich, Chingford, Enfield Town, Ongar and Palace Gates, and the ex-Great Northern Railway branch to Alexandra Palace. We visit the three principal motive power depots serving the former Great Northern Railway lines, King’s Cross ‘Top Shed’, Hornsey and Finsbury Park, the massive complex that was the Great Eastern’s Stratford Shed and Works, and the Great Central shed at Neasden. We also take in the freight traffic around the marshalling yards of Ferme Park and Temple Mills.