Talk:East Putney tube station
Latest comment: 10 years ago by Redrose64 in topic The Loop
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The Loop
edit'The extension was built by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) which, starting on 1 July 1889, ran its own trains over the line via an eastward-facing loop that joins the Clapham Junction to Barnes mainline.'
- Was there actually a loop from East Putney to the other line from Clapham to Barnes? Locations and any other details would be of great interest. Valetude (talk) 22:34, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Valetude: Yes, and it's still there, although mainly used for empty coaching stock workings between Wimbledon depot and the Windsor side of Waterloo. Some passenger trains are booked to use this route (see Working Timetable Book WH02), these include:
- 2K77 (SX) Waterloo (dep. 00:42) to Strawberry Hill
- 1L01 (MO) Waterloo (dep. 01:05) to Basingstoke
- 1B01 (MSX) Waterloo (dep. 01:05) to Southampton Central
- 2L10 Basingstoke (dep. 04:54) to Waterloo
- 2L77 Waterloo (dep. 23:12) to Basingstoke
- 2L82 (MX) Basingstoke (dep. 22:54) to Waterloo
- The loop is 58 chains (1,200 m) long, and the northern (eastern) end is at Point Pleasant Junction, between Wandsworth Town and Putney; the western (southern) end is at the southern end of East Putney station. There were platforms (nos. 3 & 4) at East Putney on the loop line; I believe they're still there but disused. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:45, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Valetude: Yes, and it's still there, although mainly used for empty coaching stock workings between Wimbledon depot and the Windsor side of Waterloo. Some passenger trains are booked to use this route (see Working Timetable Book WH02), these include: