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Station Grove, WEMBLEY, HA0 4AL

Taken from the extreme south end of the platform, where the station just stretches into Image from Image

An ageing class 501 unit approaches Wembley Central with a local service from Euston to Watford on what are usually referred to as the DC lines. When this was taken in 1985 the 501 slam door stock was being replaced by more recent class 313 units with sliding doors and uncomfortable seats! The trackside electric live rails warning signs are rusted and fading. The more recent 'passengers must not cross the line' sign doesn't look much better. In the distance the line curves to the left to pass under the main line and the carriage sidings at Stonebridge Park.

Looking towards Euston from the Down DC lines platform. Here, the DC lines (so called because they are electrified using a direct current system) swing away from the West Coast Main Line (whose AC electrification gantries are visible on the left) so they can pass under it near the Down end of Willesden yard.

View SE, towards London: WCML. In addition to the numerous Specials run from the Provinces on Cup Final Day, shuttle services were run Marylebone - Wembley Stadium station and Euston - Wembley Central. Here on a Euston train is LMS Fairburn 4MT 2-6-4T No. 42183 (built 1/49, withdrawn 9/66). It is on the Down Slow and an express is also approaching on the Down Fast.

Disconsolate Sheffield Wednesday fans waiting for a train to central London having lost 0-1 to Hull City in the 2016 Championship Play-Off Final

Diesel locomotive Class 20/3 number 20303 leads the Pathfinder Tours charter into Wembley Central before departing to various stations on the Southern Region.

Railway tracks at Wembley Central station in north west London. This pair of tracks is used by London Overground and London Underground (Bakerloo line) services, and are electrified using the third rail system. A fourth rail is provided for London Underground trains, as their electrification system differs from that used by London Overground. In the background, overhead electrification gantries can be seen. The parallel tracks are used by longer-distance trains, which draw their power from the overhead wires. One difference between the two systems is that third rail uses direct current (DC), whereas overhead electrification generally uses alternating current (AC).

Opened in 1842 by the London & Birmingham Railway, this station has been rebuilt numerous times since. View north west towards North Wembley and Watford Junction. The station is also used by Bakerloo line trains. Like 55% of the London Underground network, this part is actually overground.