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"There’s only one way to learn about any town and that is to walk as much as you can".
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North London Line. A pre 1975 British Rail promotional carrier bag for the North London line. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rbFtbL

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Tooting Broadway station, Tooting High Street ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rbtfX7

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Mont des Arts, Brussels ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rbeRBP

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Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rbdEKN

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Something a bit different this time. Two aerial images of Paddington station before and after Crossrail construction. The top image is taken from a c.1993 information booklet about Crossrail, the bottom image is from Google Maps. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rb6ag8

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#OnThisDay 1960: 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 was released in UK cinemas. Location filming took place in Letchmore Heath. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskBre5e3

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#OnThisDay 1996: The IRA detonated a 1500 kilogram bomb in the centre of Manchester. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/manchester1996bombtn [Top photos - Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue]

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Travel down Memory Lane. A 1979 London Transport leaflet advertising a horse-drawn bus service between Baker Street station and London Zoo to commemorate 150 years of London buses. ➡️ flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/n1RX87rA5u

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#OnThisDay 1864: Ladbroke Grove station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway and Great Western Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/E5K4KH

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#OnThisDay 1864: Hammersmith station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway and Great Western Railway. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/hammersmithstationmetgwrtn

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A London wide bus map issued in July 1988. When you could get a bus from one side of London to the other. ➡️flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/S9YQ10B6S5

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#OnThisDay 1908: The Rotherhithe Tunnel was formally opened by George, Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Richard Robinson, Chairman of the London County Council. ➡️ flic.kr/p/ycq1Pa

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#OnThisDay 1986: The One Day Capitalcard first went on sale. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2piocdE

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#OnThisDay 1902: Bow Road station was opened by the Whitechapel and Bow Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/RpPvJ6 [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

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#OnThisDay 1852: Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station was opened by the East & West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/n11dftn

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#OnThisDay 1854: Crystal Palace station was opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/crystalpalacestationnt

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Place de la Bourse, Brussels ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r9Ru3y

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Stanhope Street / Kingsway, Aldwych ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r9QaTE

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The beginning of the decline? Or had it already been going downhill for a few years by this time?

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Westbourne Park station, Great Western Road ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r9yfWe

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Lange Schipstraat, Mechelen ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r9seY7

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176 Camden High Street, Camden ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r9pYw8

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The day's events included a free open day at Neasden Depot. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCgYi7

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#OnThisDay 1839: New Cross Gate station was opened by the London and Croydon Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/AhFX9Q

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#OnThisDay 1839: Forest Hill station was opened by the London and Croydon Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/BZ4Xwr

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#OnThisDay 1839: Norwood Junction station was opened by the London and Croydon Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/B7ha2c

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#OnThisDay 1839: Anerley station was opened by the London and Croydon Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/DcCsYr

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#OnThisDay 1975: Just over 67% of voters chose to stay in the European Community (Common Market). ➡️ w.wiki/DkD$

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#OnThisDay 1839: West Croydon station was opened by the London and Croydon Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/Bu9T6o

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#OnThisDay 1849: Cromford station was opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/XKtpUB

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#OnThisDay 1849: Matlock station was opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/WgdSC1 [Top photo - Rob Newman]

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Amersham station, Station Approach, Amersham ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r8MRhF [Top photo - Dr Neil Clifton]

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Chichester Road, Kilburn ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r8MgmQ

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#OnThisDay 1900: Clapham North station was opened by the City and South London Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/yK3qmx [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

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Flat-fare buses for North Harrow and Kenton starting 14 June. ➡️ flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/7pC6365898

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Building a brighter future on your line. A 1989 Network SouthEast leaflet trumpeting their progress in the refurbishment of stations and the introduction of new rolling stock for the North London line with a gala day on 7 October to celebrate. ➡️flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/H60pZL71U7

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#OnThisDay 1879: South Hampstead station was opened by the London and North Western Railway. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/southhampsteadstationtn

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#OnThisDay 1879: Queen's Park station was opened by the London and North Western Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/BGshr6

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#OnThisDay 1854: Birmingham New Street station was officially opened, although it first opened to passengers in 1852. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/birminghamnewstreetstationnt [Top photos - Ben Brooksbank]

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#OnThisDay 1984: Location filming for 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 took place on Birkbeck Road, Acton. ➡️ flic.kr/p/dAmvDu

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#OnThisDay 1964: Edgware station was closed permanently by British Railways, 25 years after passenger services ceased. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/edgwarestationgnrtn

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I visited the Great West Road yesterday, to find that the abomination that was built on the site of the Firestone factory, has been replaced with something far worse. There was an opportunity there and it was lost. Oh, and they have the gall to call it 'Firestone'. firestoneldn.com

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Rue Sainte-Gudule, Brussels ➡️ flic.kr/p/2r7JUWm

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London Transport 1962 map for Underground, buses, Green Line routes, British Railways and places of interest. ➡️ flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/8x9MXRa19y

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#OnThisDay 1830: The Cromford and High Peak Railway opened the first part of their line between Hurdlow and Cromford Wharf. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsm6grGxZ

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#OnThisDay 1984: Location filming for 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 took place in Acton and Hammersmith. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsjCWrZvQ

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The fourth, and final collaborative post with @tetramesh.bsky.social Here we are looking northwards through the bridge at West Hampstead Underground Station, in July 1972, and May 2025. The industrial area, with the crane hire company has been replaced by the buildings of West Hampstead Square.

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