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Great Western Railway - Greenford Branch on July 21st 2018

First time filming on the Greenford Branch which is operated by Great Western Railway On the day of filming the train I was originally to catch was at 18:01 however due to a fault it was cancelled so I had to wait until 18:31 for the train to show up however it ended up on Platform 4 at West Ealing instead of Platform 5 although the most likely reason because it had to come from Reading to cover the service. The Journey begins at West Ealing which opened on March 1st 1871 as Castle Hill and Ealing Dene before being renamed in 1883 as Castle Hill (Castle Dean) before becoming West Ealing on July 1st 1899. Originally had 4 platforms although Platform 1 was demolished in the 1960s whilst Platform 2 was fenced from Platform 3 in 1991. Originally services from Greenford use to call all stations to Paddington however since January 2017 apart from the start and end of the day all GWR Greenford services now terminate in Platform 5 which was constructed in preparation for Crossrail. TFL Rail Class 345s as well as services from Heathrow Terminal 4 which TFL took over in May 2018 this year however GWR Class 387s used for services to Reading and Didcot Parkway don't stop here. The Greenford Branch first opened to passenger on May 2nd 1904 although it wasn't until 5 months later in October when it opened to Greenford itself. It runs Monday to Saturday with no services on Sundays and due to platforms being too short only 2 car Class 165s at present can operate. Train services are 1 every 30 minutes although in the future could change to be 1 every 15 minutes. Leaving Platform 4 the 2 car Class 165 Turbo (165137) still in First Great Western livery travels wrong line on the slow lines before diverging onto the single line connection heading away from the Great Western Mainline onto the Greenford Branch. Drayton Green opened as Drayton Green Halt however the halt suffix was dropped. However the only ticket access here is Oyster card since it was introduced in 2008. Afterwards the line enters what looks like a tunnel however it's actually a concrete box which was built for a housing development in the 1950s before arriving at Castle Bar Park. Castle Bar Park like Drayton Green opened with a Half Suffix, it originally had Ticket machines however due to ongoing vandalism it was replaced in 2005. The basic Bus style Shelters were added in 2006 with a footbridge linking both platforms however Step Free Access is limited to Greenford Bound Platform Only. South Greenford located close to the nearby A40 Western Avenue which the line crosses after leaving the station was opened on September 20th 1926 as South Greenford Halt although the suffix was dropped on May 5th 1969. Like Castle Bar Park. South Greenford only has a basic waiting shelter will footpaths linking down from the platforms being the only access to and from the station. After leaving as mentioned the line crosses over the A40 which opened in 1970 before slowing for the triangular junction linking the Acton - Northolt Line or New North Main Line which is used for Freight, Empty Stock Movements or sometimes driver training by Chiltern Railways from Paddington to High Wycombe. The Greenford Line curves left and up in between the tracks of the Central Line and leading into centre platform at Greenford itself. Greenford is where interchange is provided with London Underground's Central Line which was built from North Acton under London Transport New Works Programme from 1935. Todays station building located to the sight to the original was designed by Brian Lewis and completed by Frederick Francis Charles Lewis, however due to World War II it wasn't until June 30th 1947 Central Line began running here which was a terminus for 17 months until November 1948 when Central Line services was extended to West Ruislip. Central Line services from West Ruslip run to Epping along with other services from Northolt which run as far as Loughton. Services on the New North line station declined before eventually closed in 1963. It's now managed by London Underground Greenford was the last station on the London Underground to have a Wooden Escalator in the Up direction. Although the Desmond Fennell Report into the 1987 Kings Cross Fire released in 1988 highlighted removal of Wooden Escalators however wasn't required at open air sections. It was decommissioned on March 10th 2014 now replaced by an incline lift which opened on October 20th 2015. On the Acton - Northolt Line the junction still retains the original Semaphore Signals which is controlled from Greenford East Signal Controls as far as South Greenford. After filming the Journey to Greenford also covered as well was the return journey back to West Ealing. Once got back to West Ealing the train was routed into Platform 5 there. Once finished filming the train would return to Greenford on the 19:01 service. Filmed on Saturday July 21st 2018 on iPhone 8 and edited on iMovie