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Crossrail - Abbey Wood Takes Shape

376004 and 376013 arrive in the Down platform working the 11:07 Cannon Street - Barnehurst while 465250 departs on the new Up alignment working the 10:54 Gillingham - Charing Cross

All pictures on this page were taken by Colin Price on 21st March 2016

Over the weekend of 20th and 21st February 2016 the Up North Kent line was slewed over to a new alignment and the new Up platform was brought into use.

(above) The new course of the new Up line can be clearly seen in this photograph. 376004 and 376013 arrive in the Down platform working the 11:07 Cannon Street - Barnehurst while 465250 departs on the new Up alignment working the 10:54 Gillingham - Charing Cross.

(below) 376033 and 376005 arrive in the new Up platform working the 10:40 Cannon Street anti-clockwise roundabout (Cannon Street - Sidcup - Greenwich - Cannon Street) service.

376033 and 376005 arrive in the new Up platform working the 10:40 Cannon Street anti-clockwise roundabout (Cannon Street - Sidcup - Greenwich - Cannon Street) service
465036, 466042 and 465164 arrive with 10:57 Cannon Street - Dartford

(above) 465036, 466042 and 465164 arrive with 10:57 Cannon Street - Dartford, the old Up platform already demolished and the new one to the left.

Read our report from February 2015 by clicking here.