150 YEARS OF RAILWAY HISTORY. On August 19th 2006 LOUGHTON marked the opening of its first Railway 
Station in 1856 that was followed by a second in 1865 and much later this one in 1940. The booking hall has
over the years been prone to flooding and as recently as June this year the station was forced to close following 
a heavy downpour. However hopefully a  new drain will solve the problem by taking the water away  to the nearby 
Loughton Brook.
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Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com 
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British and Foreign Railway Pictures <A HREF="http://jampics.fotopic.net/"> Jampics Fotopic.</a>