On Aug 11, 7:56 pm, Stuart dotcodotuk.co.uk> wrote:

The Parkland Walk proper from Finsbury Park to Highgate is clear. It's
the second bit frrom Highgate to Alexandra Palace that has the
obstructions.

U

On Aug 11, 8:44 pm, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
wrote:

And I think it was still in use for movements between the City branch
and Highgate Depot till the early 1970s wasn't it? How did they get
across Finsbury Park at that time? (I realise that occasional stock
movements aren't equivalent to regular services, so I am not trying to
imply that there's an easy route, but there must be a route.)

On Aug 11, 9:58 pm, MIG doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:

The Northern City had a stock transfer connection with the ECML at
Drayton Park depot, and the Highgate line was built as a branch of the
ECML, with a flying junction that cut into the southwest corner of the
current extent of the park.

See the map and photos here:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/h/highgate/index.shtml

U

On Aug 11, 10:47 pm, Mr Thant
googlemail.com> wrote:

I am trying to picture where that would be. Somewhere near the
trainspotters platform?

On Aug 12, 10:41 am, MIG doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:

Sorry, I linked to the wrong page:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/f/finsbury_park/index.shtml

The street map on that page shows the route of the viaduct through the
park.

The first two photos here show what the junction looked like from the
branch end, facing the park:
http://overground.doeth.net/heights/

The ECML runs left to right underneath the bridges. Northbound trains
arrive from the ramp on the right, directly from the main ECML
formation. Southbound trains turn left, crossing the whole main line,
then use the viaduct alongside the park to reach FP station.

The Northern Heights plan would have had both lines crossing over,
then extended the viaduct through Station Place (where the fancy new
canopy is today) to join the Northern City without using the ECML.

U

"Mr Thant" googlemail.com> wrote in message
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Interesting site, naming it 'overground' could be confusing in the light of
curent developments though...

Paul

On Aug 12, 12:00 pm, Mr Thant
googlemail.com> wrote:

I can talk about the line from Dalston to Finsbury Park with a little
extra knowledge as I am a train driver who goes over these lines
regularly.

First of all at Dalston there will be a complete remodelling done when
the ELL arrives there. It would not be hard for the trains to be able
to go to Finsbury Park via Canonbury tunnel when this remodelling is
done. I have not seen the plans for the junction, but I suspect that
there will be a lead from the ELL towards the number 1 lines at Dalston
(the number one lines are the lines with overheads, number 2s have third
rail).

On leaving Canonbury tunnel the lines then proceed to Finsbury Park
past Drayton Park station (new platforms if ELL extended?). A junction
could be put in to allow the trains to run to Finsbury Park over the
line which goes to Moorgate. The actual line which now goes to Finsbury
Park could become a bi directional line allowing trains to run towards
Canonbury.

At Finsbury Park trains to Canonbury could use the platform alongside
platform 6 which is currently redundant and trains to Highgate would
use platform 6.

On Aug 12, 7:12 pm, somersetchris 1050...@londonbanter.co.uk> wrote:

That's still a flat junction, so I'm not sure it's operationally any
better than crossing all the tracks at the Canonbury end.

The expensive-to-fix bottleneck that would leave you with might be
enough to kill the whole project.

The walk currently ends with a blunt abutment high above the ECML, and
at a fairly sharp angle to it. It requires a lot more than points.

"Mr Thant" googlemail.com> wrote in message
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I was having a look at your blog last night, stacks of info there, certainly
easier to look things up than on the LU site!