RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) just had an hours PNB in wembley depot so decided to go for a walk to see what i could find of the old loop line, well the entrance side of it at least due to time constraints! first up here is the bridge that took the line under south way.... looking south looking north the trackbed has been built on here, the bridge is still marked up as WSL1, wembley stadium loop bridge 1 maybe? looking back towards neasden jn, the dvt in the distance is pretty much level with where the steam loco is in the 2nd picture of the first post i then went a bit futher towards neasden jn and into the builders yard, after getting permission i wandered into the car park which is pretty much on the trackbed of the loop line looking south these cars are on the old trackbed, the mainline is behind the palasade fencing turning through 180 degrees you can see the line of the trackbed curving to the right, it didn't rise as much as the current ground level as it has been back filled over the years, the trackbed is roughly right on the left edge of the concrete pad, you can just make out the corner of an art deco looking relay room of some sort looking south id say the trackbed is between the 2 cones, as you can see it has been very much back filled turning 180 degrees agin this is the bridge again (wsl1) looking from track level (give or take), filled in again, the blue bins are visible on google earth to get you bearings back out onto the main road this is 2nd avenue, the trackbed is following the curve of the buildings this breezeblock building is behind the buildings on the previous photo and follows the curvature of the line, pretty much where the pic of the small tank engine entering the station is finally, turning through 180 degrees again this is about as close as i could get to the position on rons first picture, the blue steel building is an add on to the brick one with the big D on the side zoomed in you can see the brickwork behind the cladding and thats about it for today, next time i have the 2 hour PNB at wembley job i'll explore the bottom end of the loop Edited August 20, 2012 by big jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer_London Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Many thanks for this excellent topic. Today's pictures are most helpful, not least because they remind me that I haven't looked around the area in recent years despite living fairly close. In recent years, while researching another aspect of engineering within the Wembley Exhibition, I found one picture that's relevant to this topic. It shows the platform with a train unloading, on 24th April, 1948. Unfortunately I cant find a way to create a link to the picture which is in Brent Archives. The best way I can take you to it is a link to the search page: http://brent.adlibsoft.com/search.aspx Putting the item number 9288 in the search should get to the picture. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Here is a view of the loop: 67774_WembleyStadiumLoop by robertcwp, on Flickr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer_London Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Recently I've done a bit more Wembley and Met. Railway research and have found, in passing, a couple more images showing the Wembley Empire Exhibition site with the loop visible. I hope these aren't too far off the subject and aren't treading on anyone's toes. First, an April 1925 view showing the 'London' end of the Empire Exhibition site where there was a large amusement park. The loop runs around the amusement park with the station on the straight section, centre right between the two overbridges. The date is April 1925 and the site is being prepared in advance of the exhibition's 1925 season: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw012753?search=wembley&ref=54 A view from almost the opposite direction wth Wembley Park just out of view to the top right and the stadium off to the left. This view faces the station platform and buildings and, being October 1928, the amusement park and exhibition grounds are empty, with only the buildings, larger structures and ornamental lakes remaining: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025121?search=wembley&ref=64 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 some nice pics of Anfield south 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevehotspur Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 These photos are of the old Wembley Exhibition station after it had closed down just before its demolition you can see it’s the same standpoint as the old one with the train. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2020 Further to the pictures above I took 8 years ago when i worked for chiltern (where does the time go) the photos from the builders yard looking back towards Wembley stadium, that whole area is now all under a big multi storey car park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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