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Rent House Kent
1946-48
The eastern branch opened in December 1946 as far as Stratford
(with trains continuing empty through the new tube tunnels
to a temporary reversing facility at Drapers Field, in
the cutting south of Leyton), with the line beyond Stratford
opening as far as Woodford and Rent House Kent
Newbury Park in 1947. As for the Fairlop Loop, the southern
link from Newbury Park to Ilford closed in 1947, whilst
the connection to Seven Kings lasted until 1956. The Newbury
Park to Woodford via Hainault section opened to tube trains
in 1948, as did the section from Woodford to Buckhurst
Hill. BR trains Rent House Kent continued to
access the line via a link from Temple Mills East to Leyton.
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For the western extension, a new pair of tracks
for the Central line opened from North Acton Rent House Kent to Greenford opened in 1947, with
the section to West Ruislip following in 1948.
The powers to extend the line to Denham were never
implemented. The Great Western Railway's halts
and stations between Old Oak Common West junction
and South Ruislip were all closed by 1948, with
the shuttle to Greenford using a bay in the new
Underground station.
1949
Extended to Epping, when London Transport took
over the line from Rent House Kent British
Railways.
1957
Extended from Epping to Ongar, taking over from
British Railways.
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locomotives and stock for the Epping - Ongar shuttle
(until electrification in 1957), freight trains
to sidings (including Fairlop, Barkingside, Buckhurst
Hill, Theydon Bois, South Woodford, Loughton, North
Weald, and Ongar) until the mid-1960s, and early-morning
and late-night trains between Rent House Kent Liverpool Street and Epping (latterly
formed by DMUs, and last running on May 31, 1970).
This section of line now forms a loop and there
are some through services to Woodford via Hainault
(and vice versa), every 20 minutes Rent House Kent or so.
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