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those which could accommodate additional growth. It encouraged West London
Business (West London Alliance) to reconsider work it had commissioned in 2001 which flagged the scope to connect Old Oak Common and Brent Cross along the Dudding Hill line. This connection was supported in addition to smaller connections using underused or unused existing connections.
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It was agreed at the following meeting of the West London
Economic Prosperity Board, in December 2016, to undertake further analysis on the feasibility of establishing an orbital passenger rail connecting regeneration schemes. The findings were presented in June 2017, on the basis of which the Board
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October 2016, a report by Jonathan Manns and Dr Nicholas Falk, on behalf of the UK Government's All Party Parliamentary Group for London's Planning and Built Environment, proposed new orbital rail links in West London modelled on Swift Rail or Rapid Transit, connecting existing communities and
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Interchange" station, using new track north from Heathrow to Ruislip, then the Great Central Line (nowadays the Chiltern main line) to Neasden, then a short northernmost section of the Dudding Hill Line from Neasden to Brent Cross.
2180:. The West Hampstead branch would be complete by 2026 and the Hendon branch by 2029 with 4 trains per hour on each branch end. The project's benefit-to-cost ratio is estimated to be in excess of 50:1.
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Although railway usage is almost always "Dudding Hill
Railway", the geographical area is usually called "Dudden Hill", and there is a
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use the line to take faulty rolling stock to
Willesden Depot via Neasden Junction, accessible from the "up" line at Wembley Stadium.
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The M&SWJR was authorised on 14 July 1864 and absorbed by the
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Dudding Hill Line in late Victorian times, near the eastern end of Dudding Hill station, and at the western end of
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2750:"'A real game-changer': New West Orbital Railway connecting Barnet, Harrow, Hounslow, Ealing and other boroughs on the cards"
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1986:. The line has been identified by Campaign for a Better Transport as a candidate for reopening.
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expansion, as an alternative to increased air traffic. A rail route running from Heathrow to
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2643:. London: West London Economic Prosperity Board. 2017. pp. 21–46.
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2322:"Derailment of a freight train at Cricklewood Curve, 31 January 2006"
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and West Hampstead, while the Hendon service could also call at
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stations, immediately to the west of the site of the proposed
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Railway passenger service that would connect Hounslow with
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electoral ward of that name. Dudden Hill is named after a
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plans were announced by Secretary of State of Transport
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Various plans for Heathrow services into central London
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1820:) at Neasden. War-time traffic was particularly heavy.
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The Dudding Hill Line passing through Harlesden station
2002:, a campaigning group representing people affected by
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The southernmost point of the Dudding Hill line is in
2737:. Key Publishing Ltd. November 2017. pp. 26–28.
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settler called Dodda. The earliest known record, as
1654:and terminating at a triangular junction with the
1615:and, very occasionally, passenger charter trains.
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2352:"Places in Brent – Neasden and Dudden Hill"
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2427:Various current maps available on web site
1748:was later used for a completely different
1746:Midland and South Western Junction Railway
1703:Midland and South Western Junction Railway
1669:There are intermediate junctions with the
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2503:"The case for expanding the rail network"
2267:Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies
1812:at Harlesden, and what is now called the
1756:, which was eventually taken over by the
1709:'s extension to London. It connected the
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2165:'s North London line in the vicinity of
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1715:North and South Western Junction Railway
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2748:Desborough, Jenny (20 September 2017).
2532:"High Speed North – Joining up Britain"
1978:In early 2008, the London Group of the
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2327:. Rail Accident Investigation Branch,
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1974:Campaign for Better Transport proposal
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83:Cricklewood and Brent Curve Junctions
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2483:London Campaign for Better Transport
2221:Heathrow Airport transport proposals
2101:West London Orbital Railway proposal
1962:planned to run some or possibly all
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2449:Harper, Keith (13 September 1999).
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1984:North and West London Light Railway
1953:
1648:Old Oak Common High Speed 2 station
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3322:Standard gauge railways in England
3265:Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line
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2240:North London Line and Thameside
2169:on Victoria Road, North Acton.
1775:via Cricklewood, Acton and the
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2681:Barnet London Borough Council
2537:. 1 July 2008. Archived from
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3074:Sutton and Mole Valley lines
2396:Rail Freight Strategy report
2359:Brent London Borough Council
1998:network was proposed by the
1934:, and the first stop out of
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3293:London transport portal
3270:Wimbledon–West Croydon line
2755:Times series (north London)
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1851:report, or the August 2007
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3240:Greenwich Park branch line
3145:Gospel Oak to Barking line
2655:Mayor's Transport Strategy
2512:. January 2019. p. 20
2437:Transport Plans for London
2026:London Overground proposal
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199:30 mph (48 km/h)
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2297:Willesden: Communications
2246:26 September 2006 at the
1966:trains along the line to
1942:, for connections to the
1866:to the land-fill site at
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3190:Nunhead to Lewisham Link
2730:"Dudding Hill Revival".
2659:Greater London Authority
2329:Department for Transport
1733:(the latter also called
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1611:. It is lightly used by
3312:Railway lines in London
3120:Chessington branch line
2958:South Eastern Main Line
2892:Great Western Main Line
2887:Great Eastern Main Line
2861:Railway lines in London
2488:14 October 2007 at the
2411:13 October 2007 at the
2105:In September 2017, the
2044:Great Western Main Line
2010:would connect with the
1982:published a plan for a
1958:During the late 1990s,
1795:London Borough of Brent
144:4 mi (6.4 km)
3195:Romford–Upminster line
3064:Shepperton branch line
2816:51.556929°N 0.234017°W
2782:Subterranea Britannica
2299:British History Online
2287:British History Online
2285:Hendon: Communications
2123:Hammersmith and Fulham
2036:Old Oak Common station
2020:high-speed rail routes
1902:
1844:
1725:). It had stations at
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3150:Greenford branch line
3125:Chingford branch line
3105:Brentford branch line
3079:Tattenham Corner line
2973:West Anglia Main Line
2968:Waterloo–Reading line
2786:Dudding Hill junction
2706:Barnet London Borough
2677:Barnet London Borough
1897:
1890:Development proposals
1838:
1818:Great Central Railway
1758:Great Western Railway
1696:
97:0 (2 stations closed)
3260:Stanmore branch line
3069:Staines–Windsor line
2963:South West Main Line
2917:West Coast Main Line
2882:East Coast Main Line
2821:51.556929; -0.234017
2780:Dudding Hill station
2661:. 2018. p. 232.
2637:Agenda & Minutes
2107:West London Alliance
2055:Transport for London
1870:in Buckinghamshire.
1841:Dudding Hill station
1810:West Coast Main Line
1671:West Coast Main Line
1605:semaphore signalling
86:Acton Wells Junction
3130:Crystal Palace line
3100:Acton–Northolt line
2812: /
2794:Trainspots web site
2788:Trainspots web site
2350:M.C. Barres-Baker.
2197:The line at Neasden
2139:West London Orbital
2095:West London Orbital
1201:Acton–Northolt line
3185:Northern City Line
3175:Kingston loop line
3170:Hounslow Loop line
3110:Bromley North line
3044:Hertford loop line
3034:Epsom Downs Branch
3029:Dartford loop line
2943:Chiltern Main Line
2933:Brighton Main Line
2906:under construction
2792:Craven Park bridge
2618:Agenda and Minutes
2392:2011-06-05 at the
2263:Awdry, Christopher
1936:Paddington station
1903:
1877:heritage coaches.
1845:
1814:Chiltern Main Line
1765:Super Outer Circle
1717:, now part of the
1699:
1681:from the south at
1679:Chiltern Main Line
1673:from the south at
1644:Willesden Junction
660:Chiltern Main Line
649:Chiltern Main Line
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3250:Palace Gates line
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3200:South London line
3180:North London line
3135:Dudding Hill Line
3115:Catford loop line
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2978:West London Route
2938:Chatham Main Line
2912:Midland Main Line
2137:, proposed a new
2074:Midland Main Line
2062:North London Line
2058:London Overground
2012:Midland Main Line
1944:Metropolitan line
1924:Grand Union Canal
1884:Chiltern Railways
1788:air-raid shelters
1767:, which ran from
1719:North London Line
1711:Midland Main Line
1705:, as part of the
1656:Midland Main Line
1636:North London Line
1589:Dudding Hill Loop
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394:Midland Main Line
238:Midland Main Line
35:Dudding Hill Line
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16:(Redirected from
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