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Harrow & Wealdstone is an interchange station located in Harrow and Wealdstone in the London Borough of Harrow.It is situated on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground, of which it is the northern terminus; the Lioness line of the London Overground; and on the West Coast main line (WCML) for National Rail services operated by London Northwestern Railway and Southern.
Wealdstone was the location of the Kodak Harrow factory; it closed in 2016. [2] Wealdstone is centred on the High Street, and much traffic is bypassed from here by the George Gange Way flyover built in 1996. [3] [4] Its western boundary is formed by Harrow View, across which Headstone Manor lies, whereas on the east is Byron Park and the ...
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash was a three-train collision at Harrow and Wealdstone station in Wealdstone, Middlesex (now Greater London) during the morning rush hour of 8 October 1952. The crash resulted in 112 deaths and 340 injuries, 88 of these being detained in hospital.
The London Borough of Harrow (/ ˈ h ær oʊ /) [3] is a London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London.It borders four other London boroughs – Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road), Brent to the southeast, Ealing to the south and Hillingdon to the west and the Hertfordshire districts of Three Rivers and Hertsmere to the north.
The Bakerloo line (/ ˌ b eɪ k ər ˈ l uː /) is a London Underground line that runs between Harrow & Wealdstone in suburban north-west London and Elephant & Castle in south London, via the West End.
Located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Harrow, Harrow Weald is formed from a leafy 1930s suburban development along with ancient woodland of Harrow Weald Common. It forms part of the London Borough of Harrow. Harrow Weald is bordered by Bushey Heath (north), Stanmore (west), Wealdstone (south), and is near to Headstone and Hatch End.
Abbie Sweetwine (28 May 1921 – 7 May 2009) was an American nurse remembered for her work during the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash. In a headline at the time, the Daily Mirror described her as "The Angel of Platform 6".
Harrow (/ ˈ h ær oʊ / [2]) is a large town in Greater London, England, and serves as the principal settlement of the London Borough of Harrow.Lying about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-west of Charing Cross and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south of Watford, the entire town including its localities [3] had a population of 149,246 at the 2011 census, whereas the wider borough (which also contains Pinner and ...