GOSPEL OAK - BARKING
An amalgamation of two lines, the Tottenham & Hampstead
Junction Railway and the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway,
its history
has been a difficult one and for a while, its continued passenger existence was far from
guaranteed. Current transport policy is favourable toward this
and London's
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The Tufnell Park goods yard closed in 1968. It has been an industrial estate for at least 20 years but its railway origins are still apparent, as seen by this goods platform, still intact in July 2010. |
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The station building in 2011, a year before its demolition. Photo by Philip Lindhurst. ©2012 |
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The station building, looking nothing like a station building, in 2011, a year before its demolition. Photo by Philip Lindhurst. ©2012 |
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The location of the original station building at Blackhorse Road. |
East view of the platform area. This photo was taken from the bridge on Blackhorse Road - the new platforms are on the other side of the bridge. |
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