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Title: District line to Slough and Windsor Post by: grahame on September 30, 2023, 21:20:51 From The Londonist (https://londonist.com/london/transport/the-district-line-once-went-to-windsor)
Quote For a short time in the 19th century it was possible to catch a London underground train all the way to Windsor. The service operated on what we now call the District line (at the time, the Metropolitan District Railway) between 1 March 1883 and 30 September 1885. Trains began at Mansion House and passed along the usual District line route as far as the current terminus at Ealing Broadway. Now why don't Elizabeth line services go there ... Title: Re: District line to Slough and Windsor Post by: Electric train on October 01, 2023, 08:01:52 From The Londonist (https://londonist.com/london/transport/the-district-line-once-went-to-windsor) Quote For a short time in the 19th century it was possible to catch a London underground train all the way to Windsor. The service operated on what we now call the District line (at the time, the Metropolitan District Railway) between 1 March 1883 and 30 September 1885. Trains began at Mansion House and passed along the usual District line route as far as the current terminus at Ealing Broadway. Now why don't Elizabeth line services go there ... Possibly the same reason as the 19th centaury only ran for a short while, the numbers of passengers wanting to do the trough journey against to cost of doing it. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |