The Anonymous Widower

An Historic Station On The Overground

Wapping station on the Overground is more or less unique. It is built into the access shaft that was used to build the Thames Tunnel, so must in some ways be the railway station in the world, with the oldest structure or building. It certainly has lots of brickwork and other interesting structures.

It’s also a good place to go to see trains going through the Thames Tunnel.

I sometimes wonder, what the well-known resident of Wapping, Alf Garnett would have thought of the Overground. Compared to the 1960s, the journey that Alf would take from Wapping to Upton Park to see West Ham United, is the same, but he would probably be complaining about the new trains on both lines, where you can walk from one end to the other.

March 2, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | London Overground, River Thames, Stations, Structures, Thames Tunnel, Trains