150 YEARS OF RAILWAY HISTORY. On August 19th 2006 London Underground's Central Line from
Leyton to Loughton was 150 years old and therefore forms the oldest part of the Tube network, 
although up until 1948 the line was part of the overground system served by steam trains.  The branch
leaving the line at Woodford via Roding Valley to Hainault opened in 1903 whilst that at Leytonstone via 
Wanstead was not until 1947. The Hainault via Newbury Park branch plunges underground again at Leytonstone
whilst the Epping branch remains on the surface.
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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>