GWR Extension to Ealing

[Damo666]

In this thread, @Nearholmer posted this fascinating poster:

 

I've lived in W.Ealing for many years and travel to work via Brentford, so I was surprised to see a connecting route between Southall and Brentford.

 

Trying to work out how to could get to the current Brentford station and checking on Google Earth, it seems to show the route going via '3' bridges (Road over the canal, over the railway * ). I used to see wagons sitting on the track when I'd travel on the M4 as it crossed the railway, but now that I think if it, not for some time. The track always seems to be a little overgrown, and GE shows this too.

 

If this line didn't connect to the current Brentford station, where did it terminate? It seems to peter out at the Great West Road near the GSK HQ, but resumes further south and ends at some arches beyond the A315 at 'The Ham'.

 

Was there another passenger station at Brentford?

 

* I've always thought that this should really be 'Two' bridges.

 

[Steamport Southport]

Wasn't that the Brentford Branch that the original Southall Railway Centre wanted to reopen?

 

It was closed to passengers during World War Two.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentford_branch_line

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/brentford/index.shtml

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/brentford_dock/index.shtml

 

 

 

Jason

Edited June 8, 2020 by Steamport Southport

[Damo666]

13 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

Wasn't that the Brentford Branch that the original Southall Railway Centre wanted to reopen?

 

It was closed to passengers during World War Two.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentford_branch_line

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/brentford/index.shtml

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/brentford_dock/index.shtml

 

Jason

 

Thanks Jason,

 

These were very interesting reads. I recall wandering around the derelict buildings to the north of the A4 beside the canal in the mid 90s before they were demolished for the new apartments and taking some pictures, and then managing to get into the wonderful mess of docks to the south. Gave me an sense of what Dickensian London might have been like.

[jointline]

21 hours ago, Damo666 said:

 

Thanks Jason,

 

These were very interesting reads. I recall wandering around the derelict buildings to the north of the A4 beside the canal in the mid 90s before they were demolished for the new apartments and taking some pictures, and then managing to get into the wonderful mess of docks to the south. Gave me an sense of what Dickensian London might have been like.

 

Yes, Three bridges should really be two as you  say!  Remember it well.  There was a very heavy traffic load from the Docks at Brentford, even in the early sixties.   I have a couple of pictures somewhere, so will see if I can dig them out.

It was used muchly for testing AEC railcars  from Southall, and many of the publicity pictures of them were done there (as is probably in the references above).