St Albans Abbey branch, Bricket Wood
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St Albans Abbey branch, Bricket Wood
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 19 Oct 2009
Looking towards St Albans Abbey from the end of the platform at Bricket Wood. This fascinating branch line dates from 1858 when it was completed by the London & North Western Railway providing St Albans with a railway for the first time. It came under threat in the 1960s when the Beeching report proposed closure but received a new lease of life when it was electrified in 1988. It is now served by a regular shuttle between the two towns but for operational reasons it is not possible to run through passenger trains to Euston.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.706167
Longitude
-0.358683