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Deacons Close, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3HX

A southbound train pulls into Elstree station. In the distance can be picked out the northern portals of the railway tunnels under Deacons Hill Image

This view in Deacon's Hill Road is just round the corner from Elstree & Borehamwood station. The flats beyond the wall on the left are typically 1930s - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5928526

Freightliner Class 66 (66613) brings a train of empty aggregates hoppers up the climb into Elstree & Borehamwood station. Assuming it's running to time, I believe this train is the 6M54 from Thorney Mill to Bardon Hill Quarry.

These flats in Deacon's Hill Road are just round the corner from Elstree & Borehamwood station. With this style they could only have been built in the 1930s.

Bracketed by semaphore signals, a class 45 diesel locomotive approaches the station at speed with a fast passenger service from St. Pancras. It has just exited the tunnels that carry the line under Deacons Hill and Scratchwood. The semaphore signals are in their last months of service (in 1979) as they are to be replaced with colour light signalling - one of which is visible with the white X denoting that it is not in use. John Webb informs me that the buildings at the top of the embankment on the left belonged to the Fire Research Station. The site now has houses on it.

Elstree & Borehamwood is a railway station on the "Thameslink" route between London, St. Albans and Bedford. It is served by suburban trains. The railway is electrified using overhead cables. This image was taken on a bright and sunny early November day. At this time of year, the sun is low in the sky therefore shadows were long.

Looking south.

Nearby Elstree Studios have been called "The British Hollywood" which is probably the reason for the name here.

Elstree & Borehamwood station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras when it was called simply Elstree. In 1869 it was renamed Elstree & Boreham Wood but in 1904 went back to Elstree. The station was renamed Elstree & Borehamwood again in 1953 but reverted to Elstree yet again in 1974. Finally it reverted to Elstree & Borehamwood in 1988. The station was modernised in 1959. This view looks northwards along the down slow line. The two fast lines are to the left beyond the railings.