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Great Eastern Railway (1873-1922)

The railway through the site of Seven Kings station was first built in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway as the first part of what was later to become the Great Eastern Main Line. Trains initially ran between Mile End and Romford.

By the 1860s, the railways in East Anglia were in financial trouble and most were leased to the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). Although they wished to amalgamate formally, they could not obtain government agreement for this until 1862, when the Great Eastern Railway (GER) was formed.[1]

As London grew, developers starting acquiring land to build new properties and it was construction of the Mayfield Estate by Archibald Corbett that was the reason for opening Goodmayes. It was originally going to be named Mayfield Park but the name was changed shortly before opening and the entrance was in Stoops Lane.

The GER realised that the two track main line was not enough to cope with the new suburban and longer distance traffic, and still provide a reliable service for the minor stations. The answer was a programme of quadrupling (providing two additional tracks) along the route and this work took place in phases. Goodmayes station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 8 February 1901.[2] The station was provided with four platforms with the local services calling at the two northernmost platforms and the other two being used by longer distance trains few of which called at Goodmayes.

A small 2-siding goods yard located on the up side of the main line was opened on 3 March 1903 handling domestic coal.

Table 298 of the Bradshaw's timetable guide of July 1922 shows Seven Kings to have a regular services of trains from Liverpool Street or Fenchurch Street. These trains terminated at Romford or Gidea Park.

In 1923, the GER amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

London & North Eastern Railway (1923-1947)

A typical LNER Suburban train, GER section of the LNER (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928)

During this period, local stopping trains were generally hauled by LNER Class N7 locomotives on trains of corridor type carriage stock.

Plans were drawn up in the 1930s to electrify the suburban lines from Liverpool Street to Shenfield at 1,500 V DC and work was started on implementing this. However, the outbreak of World War II brought most of the project to a temporary halt and it was not until 1949 that the scheme was completed.[3]

British Railways 1948-1994

On 1 January 1948, following nationalisation of the railways, Seven Kings became part of the British Railways Eastern Region. The electrification scheme and its associated works were finished and, from February 1949, the Class 306 EMUs operated the service to steam timings with an accelerated all-electric schedule being introduced in September 1949.[4]

The 1500 DC electrification system was converted to 25/6.35 KV AC operation between 4 and 6 November 1960.[5][6]

The two-siding goods yard was closed on 31 July 1962.[7]

The railway was sectorised in 1982 and Maryland and the trains calling at it became part of the London and South-East sector. On 10 June 1986 this was rebranded to become Network South East which was responsible for working services up to privatisation.[8][9]

The privatisation era (1994-present day)

In April 1994, Railtrack became responsible for the maintenance of the infrastructure; it was succeeded by Network Rail in 2002.

Between privatisation on 1 April 1994 and 4 January 1997, the station was operated by a non-privatised business unit. Since then, passenger services calling at the station have been operated by the following franchises:

British Railways (1948 - 1994)

On January 1 1948, following nationalisation of the railways, Seen Kings became part of the British Railways Eastern Region. The electrification scheme and its associated works were finished and from February 1949 the Class 306 EMUs operated the service to steam timings with an accelerated all electric schedule being introduced in September 1949.[10]

The 1500 DC electrification system was converted to 25/6.35 KV AC operation between 4 and 6 November 1960.[11]

The northern leg of the triangular junction was closed on 17 March 1956 and the site then used for a further extension of Ilford depot.[12]

In 1980 the first Class 315 EMUs were introduced to replace the Class 306s and were used on passenger trains serving Maryland.[13]

A number of the platform buildings were demolished in the early 1980s.[14]

The railway was sectorised in 1982 and Seven Kings and the trains calling at it became part of the London and South-East sector. On 10 June 1986 this was rebranded to become Network South East which was responsible for working services up to privatisation.[15][16]

The privatisation era (1994 - present day)

In April 1994 Railtrack became responsible for the maintenance of the infrastructure. Railtrack was succeeded by Network Rail in 2002.

Between privatisation on 1 April 1994 and 4 January 1997 the station was operated by a non-privatised business unit. Since then passenger services calling at the station have been operated by the following franchises:

Seven Kings railway station - view of platforms, Greater London, 2012 - geograph.org.uk - 3426031

In June 2017 new Class 345 trains began entering service in preparation for the opening of Crossrail. New lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV were installed. The platforms at Seven Kings are too short for the 200 metres (220 yd) long 9-carriage trains, so selective door opening is utilised to prevent the doors opening in one carriage.[17]

In early 2019 step free access was introduced to Seven Kings station.[18]

The Class 315 trains were finally taken out of service in 2022. Through services to central London, Heathrow Airport and Reading started running on the Crossrail line (rebranded the Elizabeth line) on 22 November 2022.[19]

  1. ^ {{cite book|last=Vaughan|first=Adrian|title=Railwaymen, Politics and Money|year=1997|publisher=John Murray|location=London|isbn=0-7195-5150-1|pages=134, 135|url=https://archive.org/details/railwaymenpoliti0000vaug/page/134}
  2. ^ Watling, John; Frost, Ken (October 1997). "The A-Z of GER stations part 2 - Goodmayes". Great Eastern Journal. 92: 26.
  3. ^ Wilmoth, VJ (1956). "British Railways Electrification". Civil Engineering and Public Works. 51 (600): 660–661.
  4. ^ Wells, Gordon (October 2006). "Chadwell Heath". Great Eastern Journal. 128: 40.
  5. ^ Marsden, Richard. "The Liverpool Street to Shenfield Route AM6 (Class 306) Stock". LNER Encyclopedia. LNER Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ^ Glover 2003, p. 37.
  7. ^ Pask, Brian (April 1996). "Goodmayes Goods Yard". Great Eastern Journal. 86: 40.
  8. ^ "Network SouthEast". Jane's Railway Year. 6: 4–11.
  9. ^ "How the Network SouthEast was won". Rail Magazine. No. 747. 30 April 2014. p. 72.
  10. ^ Wells, Gordon (October 2006). "Chadwell Heath". Great Eastern Journal. 128: 40.
  11. ^ Marsden, Richard. "The Liverpool Street to Shenfield Route AM6 (Class 306) Stock". LNER Encyclopedia. LNER Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  12. ^ Brennand 2002, pp. 2, 3.
  13. ^ Wells, Gordon (October 2006). "Chadwell Heath". Great Eastern Journal. 128: 43.
  14. ^ Brennand 2002, p. 24.
  15. ^ "Network SouthEast". Jane's Railway Year. 6: 4–11.
  16. ^ "How the Network SouthEast was won". Rail Magazine. No. 747. 30 April 2014. p. 72.
  17. ^ Mansfield, Ian. "Elizabeth line trains are too long for some stations". ianVisits. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Step-free access arrives at four eastern TfL Rail stations". TFL. TFL. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  19. ^ TFL PRESS OFFICE. "Direct Elizabeth Line services into central London commence today". CROSSRAIL. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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