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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 5 (September 1, 1932)

Amalgamation of Goods Depots

Amalgamation of Goods Depots.

Last month reference was made in this Letter to the efforts being made to secure increased economy and efficiency through the amalgamation of certain London passenger stations. On the goods side, too, the possibilities attending a move of this nature are being closely watched, and as a first step two of the big London goods depots of the Southern line—the Bricklayers' Arms and the Willow Walk stations—will shortly be amalgamated, to form one big depot.

Under the new arrangement, these two stations of the former South Eastern and Chatham and London, Brighton and South Coast Railways respectively, with their inwards and outwards sheds and marshalling yards, will be combined, so that the original Bricklayers' Arms depot will handle all inward traffic, and the Willow Walk station all outward shipments. This will mean doubling the size of the outward shed, which, on completion, will be the largest goods shed in Britain. Over three hundred wagons will be accommodated in this shed adjacent to the platform. The yard will consist of eight roads, laid in pairs. Four road tracks will be provided, with an approximate width of forty feet each. Provision will be made (by the erection of a covered way spanning two sets of rails) for dealing with yard traffic that requires protection page 28 from bad weather. Bricklayers' Arms is one of the oldest London stations. At one time it handled a considerable passenger business, and it was there that Queen Alexandra arrived, in 1863, for her wedding to King Edward VII., then Prince of Wales. The particular building in which the Queen arrived is now utilised for paper traffic in connection with London's great newspapers.