1961 - L1 at the Gates..
LNER/BR Thompson L1 2-6-4T 67729 running round at Palace Gates station, in 1961.
The loco was withdrawn in September 1962, and scrapped. No members of the class were preserved..
Palace Gates lost its passenger service in January 1963, and closed completely in October 1964. The station was derelict for some years, and was finally demolished in the 1970s. Today, the platforms have all gone, and most of the station site - behind the photographer - is now occupied by houses. There are still tracks here, as this is the end of sidings from Bounds Green carriage/EMU depot..
Restored from a grainy unfocussed faded fungus 'yellow-stained' original..
Original slide - Property of Robert Gadsdon
1961 - L1 at the Gates..
LNER/BR Thompson L1 2-6-4T 67729 running round at Palace Gates station, in 1961.
The loco was withdrawn in September 1962, and scrapped. No members of the class were preserved..
Palace Gates lost its passenger service in January 1963, and closed completely in October 1964. The station was derelict for some years, and was finally demolished in the 1970s. Today, the platforms have all gone, and most of the station site - behind the photographer - is now occupied by houses. There are still tracks here, as this is the end of sidings from Bounds Green carriage/EMU depot..
Restored from a grainy unfocussed faded fungus 'yellow-stained' original..
Original slide - Property of Robert Gadsdon