Level crossing in Elm Road
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Level crossing in Elm Road
Image: © Marathon Taken: 5 Jun 2013
In 1834 an Act for building a railway between London and Southampton received Royal Assent. Local councillors in Kingston, coupled with the coaching interests and Lord Cottenham, owner of much of the land between Kingston and Wimbledon, objected to the railway running through the town, and so the railway was forced to pass a mile and a half to the south. The inhabitants of Kingston soon started clamouring for a direct railway line to the town. The railway finally came to Kingston in 1863 by the rather roundabout route from Twickenham. Continued grumbling at the lack of a direct route to London led to the continuation of this line in 1869 to join the main line at New Malden. These are the tracks seen here at the level crossing in Elm Road, just before they join the main line to the right. This passes over Elm Road via a bridge just behind. The house on the other side of the tracks could have been for the crossing keeper since it is older than all the other houses around.
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Image Location
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51.402416
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-0.265491