Latimer Road station, looking east, on 10th January 2013. This line was primarily a GWR branch from the main line near where Westbourne Park station now stands to Hammersmith and opened in 1864 (Latimer Road was added in 1868) with services by both the GWR and Metropolitan. The GWR trains were broad gauge but they ceased to run to Hammersmith in 1869 and the broad gauge rails were removed, leaving a lasting legacy of the wide space between the tracks today. Nearby, sadly, are the remains of the tragic Grenfell Tower, similar to that in the background. After the tragedy, suggestions were made that Latimer Road station should be renamed Grenfell as a memorial but that has not been pursued.

Location: Latimer Road

Original line: Hammersmith and City Railway (Great Western Railway and Metropolitan Railway Joint)

Photographer: David Bosher

Contact photographer: David Bosher

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Date: 10/01/2013

Image number: 79073

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