King's Cross York Road
King's Cross York Road platform opened in 1863 for GNR suburban trains using the City Widened Lines route to Moorgate. In 1976, GN suburban services were diverted at Finsbury Park to use the former Great Northern & City Line to Moorgate.
When the HS1 route to St.Pancras International was built, a new tunnel was built to link the GN suburban to what is now known by Network Rail as 'Thameslink Core' at St.Pancras Thameslink station. The tunnels pass under the Regent's Canal, leaving the GN about 300 yards south of the bridge carrying HS1 across the GN main line from King's Cross. This route is expected to open next year (2017).
My photo shows a Cravens class 105 DMU departing from York Road station into the York Road curve where the sharply curved line descends to the City Widened Lines. Note the London Transport signal OJ1 and ROJ 3/2 at the tunnel mouth. OJ is still the LU code for King's Cross (Met) IMR.
*Having now re-scanned this slide, I can add that the train is the 0835 Hitchin - Moorgate.
20.2.1976
D. Henderson Collection.
King's Cross York Road
King's Cross York Road platform opened in 1863 for GNR suburban trains using the City Widened Lines route to Moorgate. In 1976, GN suburban services were diverted at Finsbury Park to use the former Great Northern & City Line to Moorgate.
When the HS1 route to St.Pancras International was built, a new tunnel was built to link the GN suburban to what is now known by Network Rail as 'Thameslink Core' at St.Pancras Thameslink station. The tunnels pass under the Regent's Canal, leaving the GN about 300 yards south of the bridge carrying HS1 across the GN main line from King's Cross. This route is expected to open next year (2017).
My photo shows a Cravens class 105 DMU departing from York Road station into the York Road curve where the sharply curved line descends to the City Widened Lines. Note the London Transport signal OJ1 and ROJ 3/2 at the tunnel mouth. OJ is still the LU code for King's Cross (Met) IMR.
*Having now re-scanned this slide, I can add that the train is the 0835 Hitchin - Moorgate.
20.2.1976
D. Henderson Collection.