London - 16th November 2016

London provides a wealth of railway transportation photographic opportunities, in recent year the huge investment in public transport for London has seen a surge of schemes designed to better transport passengers around the city. Getting from location to location couldn't be easier or quicker. The London Overground 'orbital' provides an alternative means to the tube encircling the city. Thameslink was once an outdated rail operating providing a North/ South link through the city, but now has been rejuvenated with longer, quicker trains operating through newly upgraded stations. The pace of change in the city is overwhelming and shows how fast the transport solutions in the city have the progress to keep ahead of the growth. Since the Olympics Stratford has now become a new super rail hub with both the mainline and international stations providing links to Central London, East Anglia and Kent. This gallery shows some of the freight and passenger trains in various parts of the city on the 16th November.

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Mill Hill Broadway

Mill Hill Broadway is located on the Midland Mainline between London St Pancras and Luton, next to the M1 motorway. The station has platforms which serve the two slow lines and two fast lines. However access to the fast line platforms is now only possible when trains are due to call at these platforms, at all other times the platforms are locked out of use with anti suicide barriers. Its a sad fact that people regularly use the fast approach speed of trains into London to end their lives, and as such barriers now restrict access to many of the fast platforms.  Thameslink services provide frequent stopping services on the slow lines which allow good connections with the bus station down below.

Siemens built Class 7000 No.700115 speeds through Mill Hill Boradway with a fast Thameslink service operating the 1W20 09:35 Brighton to Bedford service.

Thameslink Class 319 No.319444 and No.319008 stop at Mill Hill Broadway while working the 2V51 11:14 Luton to Sutton service.

DB Crago Class 67's No.67002 and No.67024 pass through Mill Hill Broadway with the 3J39 23:42 Toton to West Hampstead Junction RHTT water jet.

Thamelinks newly introduced Class 387's also operate through Mill Hill Broadway. No.387103 and No.387105 work the 1E71 10:30 Sevenoaks to Bedford fast service.

Former First Capital Connect liveried No.319381 leads No.319445 away from its booked stop at Mill Hill Broadway working the 2O53 11:44 St Albans to Sutton service.

First Captial Connect liveried No.319451 and No.319370 arrive withthe 2O34 10:37 Sutton to Luton service as a East Midlands Trains Meridian heads for St Pancras on the fast lines into London.

EWS liveried Class 66 No.66074 powers the 6F93 11:35 Churchyard Sidings to Kenton Ward Cement through Mill Hill Broadway.

North London Line (London Overground)

The North London Line probably has some of the the most concentrated train movements in the whole of London, with mainly two tracks stretching from Stratford through to Willesden, the 10 minutes passenger service throughout most of the day also has to cope with the large volumes of rail fright needing to head East and West through the top half of London. The line provides a strategic link between allowing access from East Anglia and East London through to the West Coast and Great Western railway lines. As such the North London Line can provide some interesting locations to capture these services.

GBRf Class 66/7 No.66766 passes through West Hampstead hauling the 6Z61 10:44 Harlow Mill to Tonbridge Yard.

Freightliner Class 66 No.66553 passes Caledonian Road & Barnsbury hauling the 4M88 09:32 Felixstowe - Crewe Basford Hall containers.

European Import Class 66 No.66747 passes Caledonian Road & Barnsbury with the 4M23 10:46 Felixstoww to Hams Hall containers.

London Overground 'Electrostar' No.378154 arrives into Canonbury with the 9B31 13:06 Crystal Palace to Highbury and Islington.

GBRF Class 66/7 No.66720 and No.66725 pass through Canonbury Station with the 3S81 07:20 Broxbourne to Broxbourne RHTT water jet.

London Overground Class 378 Electrostar No.378257 arrives into Canonbury with the 2L10 13:16 Clapham Junction to Stratford service.

Freightliner Class 66/6 No.66610 powers through Canonbury with the 6L44 07:34 Tunstead to West Thurrock cement.

Freightliner Class 66/5 No.66511 hauls the 4M87 1113 Felixstowe to Trafford Park through Canonbury.

Stratford & Stratford International

EWS liveried Class 66 No.66011 passes through Stratford while working the 6Z95 12:05 Ipswich Griffen Wharf to Neasden.

Abelio Great Anglia Class 90 No.90013 pushes its way out of Stratford Station working the 1P36 14:30 Liverpool Street to Norwich.

Greater Anglia liveried Class 321 No.321339 arrives into Stratford with the 2F45 13:35 Colchester Town to London Liverpool Street semi fast service.

Now operated by Transport for London as part of the London Overground Network elderly Class 315's No.315824 and No.315835 arrive into Straford operating the 2W09 14:14 Shenfield to London Liverpool Street stopping service.

Abelio Greater Anglia Class 90 No.90011 arrives into Stratford operating the 1P39 13:00 Noriwch to London Liverpool Street.

With the original Eurostars now begining to be scrapped, Here we see No.3214 and No.3213 speeding their way through Stratford International operating the 9I40 15:04 London St Pancras International to Bruxelles Midi.

Siemens built 'Velaro' No.4019 and No.4020 storm out of the tunnel into Stratford International station while working the 9O36 15:31 St Pancras Internatioanl to Paris Nord.