From Alan A. Jackson, London's Local Railways, 2nd edn (1999), p.352:
"At Seven Sisters there was no junction with the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction
Railway until 1st January 1880, after which trains could run between Seven Sisters
and South Tottenham stations. Although an embankment was built to form a Stamford
Hill-St Ann's Road connection, this was never completed, and the Seven Sisters-St
Ann's Road north western curve authorised in the GER (General Powers) Act of 1890
was not even started."
Matthew Searle
> Please excuse any (unintended) misuse of this process but I've
> never been on an e-Group.
>
> I have maps of London (originals and repros) which go back to
> before the dawn of railways, and many books on London's
> transport (and industrial) development, but nothing is clearly
> depicted/stated whether the 'remaining' three link
> tracks/routes were ever built between the crossing of the radial
> LIVERPOOL STREET - 'ENFIELD' route and the orbital line which
> currently forms the BARKING - GOSPEL OAK service. The single
> track direct link between SOUTH TOTTENHAM and SEVEN SISTERS
> still exists and the earthworks for the other links are
> evident, but were they ever built, and if yes, which
> services/companies used them? If the lines did exist, when
> were they lifted?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Joel Kosminsky
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