Govia Thameslink Trains has concluded a financing deal which will allow it to replace the current 1976 vintage 313 units that run on services from Moorgate. The 25 new trains, built by Siemens, will enter service in late 2019.Fixed length with full width inter-vehicle gangways, creating more space for passengers on board (there are no intermediate cabs)Intelligent climate-controlled air-conditioningThe latest in passenger information systems with real-time informationFully accessible and…See More

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Richard Matz replied to stephen brice's discussion PLEASE SIGN PINKHAM WAY ALLIANCE PETITION

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Oct 31, 2018

Richard Matz replied to Tata's discussion Avoid Tesco Express CashPoint - Please Read and Share

"What next - blaming nurses for the state of the NHS? Where the 'shame' actually belongs.... Police numbers in London at lowest level per head in 20 years"

Oct 19, 2018

Richard Matz replied to Richard Matz's discussion Palace Gates to Seven Sisters – The lost railway line of Bounds Green, 1878 – 1963

"The Palace Gates Link to the Hertford Loop I was always curious as to why the Palace Gates branch was so belatedly linked to the adjacent Hertford Loop and the extensive carriage sidings at Bounds Green started by the Great Northern (and later…"

Sep 16, 2018

David Guthrie replied to Richard Matz's discussion Palace Gates to Seven Sisters – The lost railway line of Bounds Green, 1878 – 1963

"This would have been one of the very last Steam workings on the Branch as Stratford Shed closed to Steam in the second week of September 1962 and the N7's and L1's were replaced by the Brush Type 2's - or Class 31 as we later came to…"

Aug 26, 2018

David Guthrie replied to Richard Matz's discussion Palace Gates to Seven Sisters – The lost railway line of Bounds Green, 1878 – 1963

"Ellesborough Road was changed to Dorset Road in 1950 due to the postal confusion between it and another road on the other side of Wood Green (just off the Great Cambridge Road) by the name of Ellenborough Road. My parents moved to No.1 Ellesborough…"

Aug 26, 2018

Richard Matz posted a discussion

The Changing Years: The History and Development of Wood Green

A silent film with written commentary researched for London’s Screen Archives by Zoe Roberts in Spring 2017London Screen Archives See More

Aug 26, 2018

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Food Rave starts this weekend in Wood Green!

Hawker Union - Street Feast"Hawker Union is our NEW street food market in Wood Green. We’ve got six traders, five bars, a BIG sound system and a sun-trap yard on the old Olympia Industrial Estate. Families and dogs welcome.Join us in the sunshine on Sat 30 Jun 12.00 – 00.00 and Sun 01 Jul 12.00 – 21.00 for street food, LOADS of free drinks, music and more. N22 6TZ - (Entrance on Silsoe Rd)"…See More

Jun 30, 2018

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Jun 18, 2018

Richard Matz replied to Richard Matz's discussion Palace Gates to Seven Sisters – The lost railway line of Bounds Green, 1878 – 1963

"I think this 1920s image must have been taken close from Dagmar Road as the rail flyover for the Hertford Loop is out of frame. Centre extreme left in the background, the Palace Gates engine shed can be seen (located then at the bottom of Imperial…"

Jun 17, 2018

Richard Matz replied to Richard Matz's discussion Palace Gates to Seven Sisters – The lost railway line of Bounds Green, 1878 – 1963

"N7 class Locomotive No.69621 seen at Palace Gates on a local train from North Woolwich in September 1962 just three months before the line's closure. This engine has survived into preservation and is currently undergoing a refit on the North…"

May 20, 2018

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Coming soon: New Trains for the Great Northern Moorgate lines

From the blog of transport & travel buff, Paul Bigland - a sneak preview of the new Class 717 trains currently under construction by Siemens in Germany. No dates given for their introduction, but Looking Good! Hopefully, there'll be a celebratory last heritage special when the final Class 313 hobbles off into retirement.…See More

May 7, 2018

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Richard Matz replied to Richard Matz's discussion Palace Gates to Seven Sisters – The lost railway line of Bounds Green, 1878 – 1963

"A British Rail N7 0-6-2 Tank Locomotive No. 69625 at West Green station hauling a suburban service on the down line towards Palace Gates. Date and photographer unknown, but the early BR crest shown on the engine would have been replaced from…"

May 7, 2018

Richard Matz replied to Carmen Harris's discussion CPZ -Haringey are increasing costs and changing terms- ACT NOW!

"The same mind-set and methodology that drove the HDV. Come May 3rd - you know what to do!"

Mar 31, 2018

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At 10:18 on July 20, 2015, Caroline Simpson said…: If you email me direct then I willl send you copies of the Land Registry that i purchased earlier this year.

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The Haringey Licensing Dept also sent me a mail last week and i will send you that also.

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