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Eastcote Lane North, NORTHOLT, UB5 4FN

Alongside the busy Central Line station's tracks are the remains of the former Great Western Railway's "cutoff" from Old Oak Common to Banbury, an attempt to seize a better share of traffic between London Paddington and the West Midlands in the first years of the 20th century. In 2012, the Old Oak Common-Northolt line is scheduled to see just one passenger train each way on weekdays, though since the 1990s the old GW line has seen a massive resurgence services, but from London Marylebone via Wembley.

Composed of 1992 stock, bound for West Ruislip. The three electric tracks here are westbound on the right, eastbound on the left, and in the middle a reversing siding for trains terminating at Northolt. Beyond the cables on the left is a single Network Rail unelectrified track, plus another disused and much overgrown.

The school access is on the left, but the road continues over the rail bridge in the opposite direction only to be barred from going beyond by a bus lane although there is nothing else there besides the fenced sides of the bridge.

Rather than continuing along the main road Eastcote Lane (to the left) turns down a dead end (since the bus lane was introduced) while the remainder (to the right) is called Eastcote Lane North. Normally this would be a typical British method of naming roads, except this is not as the road to the right is due south of the others. I have no idea of the reason for this and sure the council won't either if asked.