Abandoned railway stations in central London

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FINSBURY PARK TO ALEXANDRA PALACE DISUSED RAILWAY LINE (4.4 miles)
00:00 Finsbury Park abandoned only the platforms 9 and 10 for Alexandra Palace
00:17 Stroud Green
01:27 Crouch End
02:42 Highgate Station
03:23 Cranley Gardens
04:52 Muswell Hill
06:47 Alexandra Palace
The railway, which opened in 1867, initially ran between Finsbury Park and Highgate before being extended in 1873 to take people to the newly opened Alexandra Palace; in its heyday the line carried 60,000 passengers on one Whit Monday. Its demise was due to the advent of electric trains and the opening of the Hampstead to Highgate tube. Ironically, in 1954, when the last passenger train ran, it was lengthened from two to eight carriages to meet public demand. Freight continued to use the line until its complete closure in 1971.

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@MissWizard 7 ай бұрын

If only most of the station buildings themselves could have been preserved. Everyone knows that buildings built back then were of far better quality, than anything built today. Great video.

@Roland-mb9ov 7 ай бұрын

Nice vid. Not a rail enthusiast but have always had a liking for old stations. All that hard labour to produce a rail network across Britain, then the private car does to the railway what the railways did to the canals.

@alexistarr 7 ай бұрын

I would highly recommend the walk between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace along the disused railway track connecting the two. This is a great video showcasing the history of the line, its abandonment and evolution into a walk.

@petersilvester1315 7 ай бұрын

Excellent - the Northern Heights (that never really was) has always intrigued me.

@drevo50 7 ай бұрын

Excellent - Alexandra Palace could do with a direct rail link - always tedious to walk up from the main line station at Wood Green. Wasn't there also a line from Liverpool St to Palace Gates?

@simplesimon2802 7 ай бұрын

Maybe at first trains did go to Liverpool Street but in later years the Palace Gates branch went to Stratford via Seven Sisters, one of the Goblin Overground stations (South Tottenham, perhaps) and then to North Woolwich via Canning Town - it too should never have closed ... would have made for a busy Overground service. There were plans (at one time) to join up both these Ally Pally branches!

@damianharris2167 7 ай бұрын

If only the Northern Heights project had gone ahead then virtually all of these lost stations would now be part of the London Underground

@JW1_1 7 ай бұрын

Or the Overground

@simplesimon2802 7 ай бұрын

My life when visiting a friend in East Finchley would have been much easier - coming from Stratford I could have changed trains at Highbury & Islington instead of Camden Town / Road

@simplesimon2802 5 ай бұрын

@@JW1_1 the Palace Gates branch would have been Overground and the Uxbridge - West Drayton - Staines (via Heathrow Airport) routes could have either been Overground or Tramlink

@JW1_1 5 ай бұрын

@@simplesimon2802Also Broad Street station would've had a chance

@JelMain 7 ай бұрын

You should be playing Fairport Convention. Fairport's just up the hill from Muswell Hill.

@bertspeggly4428 7 ай бұрын

I think of myself as an expert on this line but you have some photos I have never seen! Where did you get the picture of the battery loco and 1938 stock at 1:44 please? And that great shot of the push-pulls at 7:39.

@seongyi6535 Ай бұрын

There are many abandoned railroads in London!! Amazing!!

@jackmartinleith 7 ай бұрын

The rail map that appears in various places is © Alan Young.

@007JHS 4 ай бұрын

Great clip some great scenes... AND a great musical track .

@OlafProt 8 ай бұрын

I love the ones that have become greenways but they have really Maintained the feel of a station having once been there. Crouch End was a glorious station! Highgate is almost creepy... fascinating. The car was never, and still isn't, the answer.

@jonpick5045 8 ай бұрын

That's a really well researched and presented little video. Earned a sub. I found the music intrusive and watched it on mute but am fully aware others might not feel the same.

@MichaelBeeny 7 ай бұрын

Me also. Better in mute.

@Daytona2 7 ай бұрын

Me three.

@samappleby60 Ай бұрын

Agree, bizarre choice of music, nothing wrong with it in itself but why???

@visionist7 Ай бұрын

I liked the music

@godfreytables3141 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks for making and posting this. I live in the area and often walk along this route, so this is really fascinating to see.

@LondonPower 7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

@johnbristow8099 7 ай бұрын

A very interesting record.

@alastairmc 7 ай бұрын

Great stuff, well researched. Well done!

@LondonPower 7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@simplesimon2802 7 ай бұрын

a lovely collection of views, however even better would have been for the line to still be carrying passengers today - this is a densely populated area with overcrowded roads that are now also subjected to snail slow 20 mph limits ... had the line remained open it would have been very busy.

@JP_TaVeryMuch 7 ай бұрын

But as you may recall, steam trains are only allowed to go up to 25mph on national rails, so not much better than this glacial 20mph imposition.

@simplesimon2802 7 ай бұрын

@@JP_TaVeryMuch the 25mph limit is for most museum railways - on the mainline they can travel much faster, even 90mph (if not more)

@JP_TaVeryMuch 7 ай бұрын

@@simplesimon2802 Sorry, yes you're correct. Thank you for putting me right: 25mph on heritage railways, up to 75mph on mainline metals.

@alzeNL 3 күн бұрын

excellent work, love the photos and the music reminds me very much of an excellent guitarist mick mepham :D

@patrickyorke3028 21 күн бұрын

Fascinating, thanks.

@RichardFelstead1949 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I like the music you used.I may use them in some of my videos. Greetings from Australia.I've subscribed.

@LondonPower 2 ай бұрын

Thanks take care

@stephencopps1561 7 ай бұрын

Nice lowdown jazz,man....great😂

@geoffharveymusic 7 ай бұрын

Great upload, thanks

@LondonPower 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@butch907 8 ай бұрын

Excellent stuff

@LondonPower 8 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly

@gordonjohnson8432 7 ай бұрын

what is this music its ace! video just as good as well!!!

@mickeydodds1 7 ай бұрын

All I know about 'Cranley Gardens' is Dennis Nilsen.

@southface6684 4 ай бұрын

FASCINATING

@southface6684 4 ай бұрын

I WANT MORE 😁

@jamesecroucher 7 ай бұрын

0:15 confused how Finsbury Park station counts as abandoned? The shot is taken from a live platform at Finsbury Park station?

@LondonPower 7 ай бұрын

if you read the description of the video I explain it 😀

@tardismole 7 ай бұрын

Great video, but the music (and I use the term loosely) choice let it down.

@LondonPower 7 ай бұрын

Fair enough!

@007JHS 4 ай бұрын

Should have had something from 'The Muswell Hill Billies (the Kinks), for the Muswell Hill bit.

@margem8020 6 ай бұрын

😮😊 😮😊 😮😊 😮😊

@samappleby60 Ай бұрын

Great archive material and well put together. But let down by the inappropriate and irrelevant choice of music, detracts and distracts. But it would be interesting to know why you chose it...

@LondonPower Ай бұрын

I usually do it with classical or 1930's music! I experimented with this one and people liked it, but I'm not going to do it again! Be well

@visionist7 Ай бұрын

@@LondonPower I liked the music 🎶

@patrickneylan 7 ай бұрын

Abandoned railway stations in NORTH London

@LondonPower 7 ай бұрын

True 👍😂

@MichaelBeeny Ай бұрын

Sorry, I don't think the music is appropriate.

@LondonPower Ай бұрын

hello thanks for watching

@007JHS 4 ай бұрын

"And the road is empty of cars, there is a quality of life in the old dayc C1905... Except for the 'corporation pie, that 'caked the roads.'.... Read horse crap for that.