150 YEARS OF RAILWAY HISTORY. On August 19th 2006 LOUGHTON marked the opening of its first Railway 
Station in 1856. Although Located only 12 miles NE of the centre of London the town with its close proximity to Epping Forest
and nearby Roding Valley gives one the distinct feeling you have at last escaped the urban sprawl of Greater London making the town 
popular with commuters. Around 6500 passengers use the station daily during the week  when about 170 trains depart and arrive for the Capital.
The journey to the City takes takes around 30 minutes with the main shoping areas of the West End just under 40 minutes away. During the course of a year 
the total entry and exit numbers for the station now exceed 2 million. Loughton won the best London Underground New Garden Award for 2006
for the beautiful display shown here.....plus one or two  other flowers pictures of which have already been posted on the Gallery!
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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>