Talk:Mill Hill East tube station

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[edit] History

The history paragraph needs some further work. If the station opened in the 1860s, clearly it was originally a steam railway station; we need to name the railway. Also did the branch terminate here in steam days, or did it originally run all the way to Edgware, and it was only the re-extension there as an Underground line that failed to materialise. I'm sure I knew all this once upon a time, but I cannot lay my hands on the right books just now. -- Chris j wood 15:16, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Yes, the line ran from Moorgate to Highgate, where it branched to Alexandria Palace. The main line then ran on to Finchley central, where it split for High Barnet and the old Edgware station (via "Mill Hill the Hale", sited adjacent to the current Mill Hill Broadway mainline station), which was slightly west of the current station (underneath Sainsbury's car park, mostly). The line was originally something along the lines of the "London and City Railway" I think, though in the post-WW1 reorganisation it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which it remained under the jurisdiction of until the electrification or closure of the various sections. The line to Edgware was well over a hundred years old when LU eventually pulled up the tracks in ~1954 and left the route to rot. What a waste.

I agree that it was a waste but I think the line was still extant at least until 1964 - albeit only used for freight and "enthusiasts" trains.