Midland Main Line Railway south of St Albans
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Midland Main Line Railway south of St Albans
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 10 May 2009
The section between Bedford and London St Pancras was one of the last parts of the Midland Railway to be built, being completed in 1868. This is the view from the North Orbital Road bridge, with the suburban tracks on the left and the intercity lines on the right. About 600 metres down this straight section is the site of the former Napsbury station (opened in 1905 and closed to passengers in 1959) which had a siding off to the left to the former Middlesex County Mental Hospital. A link line off to the right leading to the Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey railway at Park Street was built to assist in the construction of the Midland line, but was disconnected soon after completion and never used for public traffic.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.729717
Longitude
-0.319891
