Croxley Rail Link (14): Trackbed north-west of the former Watford West Station
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Croxley Rail Link (14): Trackbed north-west of the former Watford West Station
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 13 Dec 2015
For many years this view of the former L&NWR's Croxley Branch, from the Tolpits Lane road bridge, was completely obscured by a wall of tree vegetation. However all the trackside vegetation has now been removed in preparation for the development of the link, which is now formally known as the Metropolitan Line Extension. Unlike in other locations along the disused route the electrified third rail that powered trains in the last days of its Network Rail use is still largely in place, although hopefully turned off...
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Image Location
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51.649046
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-0.416108