Depot arrival
Stabling stock from King's Cross, which is off to the right, at Bounds Green is not as simple as may appear but the solution is long standing with minimal occupation of the running lines.
A flying junction is used, the train branching off via the line partially visible in the lower left hand corner which leads to a bridge over the busy four running lines and Bowes Park station where the train halts in a special siding, the crew changes ends, and then reverses the train down the gradient, as can be seen here. The Up slow line is joined briefly towards Alexandra Palace station a few hundred yards away, where a final reversal can bring the train into the depot.
Techy stuff: Making the move is an East Coast blue unit headed by 82 227. Stabled in the yard are more blue and silver East Coast units. Taken at almost the same time as the previous picture at Bounds Green but the day after the clocks went forward so the light is brighter.
Depot arrival
Stabling stock from King's Cross, which is off to the right, at Bounds Green is not as simple as may appear but the solution is long standing with minimal occupation of the running lines.
A flying junction is used, the train branching off via the line partially visible in the lower left hand corner which leads to a bridge over the busy four running lines and Bowes Park station where the train halts in a special siding, the crew changes ends, and then reverses the train down the gradient, as can be seen here. The Up slow line is joined briefly towards Alexandra Palace station a few hundred yards away, where a final reversal can bring the train into the depot.
Techy stuff: Making the move is an East Coast blue unit headed by 82 227. Stabled in the yard are more blue and silver East Coast units. Taken at almost the same time as the previous picture at Bounds Green but the day after the clocks went forward so the light is brighter.