Originally called the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway and opened between 1850 and 1852, the railway linked the docks at Blackwall to Camden Town. It was renamed the North London Railway in 1853. Its headquarters and locomotive works were situated at Bow. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Blackwall is an area of the East End of London, situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Camden Town is a place in the London Borough of Camden, north London. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of Bow Bow is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...

Its first City terminus was Fenchurch Street station until 1865 when an extension from Dalston Junction to Broad Street was opened. Main entrance and Fenchurch Place Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Dalston Junction was originally a railway station on the North London Railway that ran to Broad Street. ... Broad Street station in 1865 Broad Street station was a major railway station in the City of London, which served as the terminus for the North London Railway. ...

Although at 1909 its officers were those of the LNWR, the NLR remained a separate operation with its own Board of Governors. The Broad Street to Richmond and Kew services were electrified in 1916, responsibility for which was with the LNWR, who also half-owned Broad Street station. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...

Among the first locomotives bought by the railway from outside contractors were five 0-4-2 saddle tanks. After that, all were constructed at Bow, none having a cab. The works also had a sizeable wagon repair shop. In Whyte notation, a 0-4-2 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels . ... A tank locomotive (occasionally tank engine) is a steam locomotive that carries its own fuel and water with it, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. ...

When the railway was merged into the LMS it was the smallest of fifteen workshops. It not only repaired NLR locomotives but, from 1927 those from the former LTSR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) is a railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with East London and south Essex towns. ...

In the 1930's the works developed and manufactured the Hudd automatic control system for the LTSR, which led in BR days to a team from the national headquarters setting up in Bow to develop BR's standard Automatic Warning System. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Automatic Warning System refers to the specific form of limited cab signalling introduced in 1948 in the United Kingdom to help train drivers observe and obey warning signals, yellow or green. ...

The line from Dalston Junction to Poplar was heavily damaged during the blitz as was the Bow workshop. Passenger service from Broad Street to Poplar via Victoria Park and Bow was not reinstated at the end of the war. The section from Broad Street to Dalston Junction was closed on 30 June 1986 Dalston Junction was originally a railway station on the North London Railway that ran to Broad Street. ... This article is about woody plants of the genus Populus. ... German bomber over the Surrey Docks, London The Blitz, a popular English contraction of the German word Blitzkrieg, meaning Lightning War, was the sustained and intensive bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany during 1940–1941. ... Broad Street station in 1865 Broad Street station was a major railway station in the City of London, which served as the terminus for the North London Railway. ... This article is about woody plants of the genus Populus. ... The Bathing Pond in Victoria Park. ... Arms of Bow Bow is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Dalston Junction was originally a railway station on the North London Railway that ran to Broad Street. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1956 the workshop was repaired diesel-electric locomotives for the motive power depot at Devons Road (the first to become all-diesel). After a while it was receiving locos in the morning and turning them round by the evening, which initially confused the statistical returns since locos were entering and leaving the works on the same day. The works closed down in 1960 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... Motive Power Depot, usually abbreviated to mpd is the name given, in Britain to places where locomotives are stored when out of use. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Today, the Docklands Light Railway follows the path of the North London Railway from Bow Church DLR Station to Poplar DLR Station, and the North London Line follows its route between Homerton and Camden Road. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London, England. ... Bow Church DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Zone 2. ... Poplar is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Zone 2. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... Homerton railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in East London. ... Camden Road railway station is on the North London Line, in Zone 2. ...

Most of the section from Broad Street to Dalston Junction will be used for the extension of the East London Line of the London Underground, due to be completed in 2010 The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... 2010 (MMX) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stations (north to south or clockwise)

• Primrose Hill (called Chalk Farm until 25 September 1950)
• Camden Road (called Camden Town until 25 September 1950)
• Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (formerly Barnsbury)
• Highbury & Islington
• Canonbury
• Mildmay Park
• Dalston Junction

(beginning of section opened in 1865) Primrose Hill is a disused railway station at Primrose Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Camden Road railway station is on the North London Line, in Zone 2. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Caledonian Road and Barnsbury railway station is in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ... Highbury & Islington station is a mainline and London Underground zone 2 station, to the north of London. ... Canonbury railway station is in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ... Dalston Junction was originally a railway station on the North London Railway that ran to Broad Street. ...

• Haggerston
• Shoreditch
• Broad Street

(end of section opened in 1865) Shoreditch station (on the corner of Old Street and Kingsland Road) was closed in 1940. ... Broad Street station in 1865 Broad Street station was a major railway station in the City of London, which served as the terminus for the North London Railway. ...

• Hackney Central (formerly Hackney)
• Homerton
• Victoria Park
• Old Ford
• Bow
• Poplar
• Fenchurch Street (no longer served after opening of Broad Street link in 1865)
• West and East India Docks

Hackney Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line, in Hackney, East London. ... Homerton railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in East London. ... Main entrance and Fenchurch Place Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3. ...

External links

• Preserved Carriage Database