He says people piled in to the new estate on trains from "blitzed London and overcrowding" and as far as they were concerned it was like arriving in the New World.Įither way, London Underground trains only served the station until September 1982, so the station can be seen as one of London's disused underground stations. He remembers vending machines that dispersed half a pint of milk or orange juice for the price of a sixpence and also recalls a man called Ivan standing with his clipper punching tickets at the station. In his book, London slums to South Oxhey by Terry Trainor, the author says the new station was "of the future". However, we witnessed the length of the trains reduced from six carriages to three, and only recently being increased to four carriages, since being taken over by ‘Overground’. We were informed at the time that this would be a modern station with a longer Island platform to cater for the longer trains of the future. Mr Hall wrote in 2011: "Can you remember when the new station was built to replace the old station. The station was rebuilt in 1952, but not everyone was happy about the changes. In the 1940s, a huge 6,000-home estate had been built at South Oxhey - part of it on the old golf course - and a much bigger station was needed to serve the huge number of residents moving there from London. The evening return journey would include Bushey, Croxley Green and Rickmansworth as termination stops, as well as Watford Junction." The service ran in sequence - Broad Street, Bakerloo, Euston, Bakerloo etc. He says: "These trains ran frequently when I lived in Carpenders Avenue during the 1940s. She remembers a station master called Mr Bill Pimm who she said used to the run the station all on his own.Īrthur Hall also writes of visiting the station in 1938. Never miss a moment by signing up to The 12 newsletter here.ĭirect services to Broad Street were introduced on July 10, 1922, and on the same day a Bakerloo electric train service commenced between Watford Junction and Elephant and CastleĪnnie Newsted shares her memories of the station on the OurOxhey site. Our 45 journalists cover all the news you need - from City Hall to your local streets. The MyLondon team tells London stories for Londoners.
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MyLondon’s brilliant new newsletter The 12 is packed with news, views, features and opinion from across the city.Įvery day we’ll send you a free email at around 12pm with 12 stories to keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. The first station was accordingly opened here by LNWR on Apand the station building was made entirely of wood.
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Rather incredibly, this particular station was built so people could enjoy a game of golf.Īccording to the Oxhey Golf Club minutes of a meeting in May 1913 as mentioned on the OurOxhey archive website, the club negotiated with the train company London & North Western Railway to build a halt at Carpenders Park, so members of the golf club could get off the train to use the course. Such is the case with the station at Carpenders Park, way out in leafy Hertfordshire. READ MORE: The lost London Underground line where stations were sheds and trains pulled by horses Some were set up so trains could carry goods to market or agricultural goods from the fields and some to serve distant country houses. Where this is the case it's often been long forgotten - apart from by enthusiasts - that the station was ever on the Underground at all.īut another interesting fact about many London stations is they weren't just built for regular passengers. Many are still in use but no longer served by London Underground trains. There are so many disused, abandoned or demolished stations on the London Underground network.