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Dist:0.1km north<br/>This is one of those odd stretches of railway that it is very difficult for the lay person to understand what its purpose is! It forms the eastern side of the triangle of railways at Greenford and is a Network Rail line that curves off northwards and then eastwards from the line between South Greenford and Greenford stations. It then heads off back towards London paralleling the London Underground Central Line from Greenford past Perivale, Hanger Lane, etc. It is certainly not a route used by scheduled passenger trains, so possibly it is now some means of reversing trains in the Paddington area through 180&#730;. What is certain is that it is shown as the Great Western Railway's Greenford Curve on the Ordnance Survey's maps of 1920, long before any residential or industrial development took place in the area, and its alignment has dictated the similar curved shape of the more recent road to the east, the residential Conway Crescent. On the skyline in the distance, around the curve towards South Greenford, is a semaphore signal. This photograph was taken from the Lyon Way industrial estate.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.2km north<br/>The Lyon Way Industrial Estate occupies a triangle of land entirely surrounded by railway lines. Here a group of six silos stand next to Unit 1B.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.3km north<br/>A sadly faded slide, looking south down the canal towpath to the glass works
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.4km north<br/>From the canal towpath. A very noisy spot - I think there was a conveyor here carrying recycled bottles to their doom
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Taken from a footbridge on the Grand Union Canal.
©Phillip Perry
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This path is in a thin strip of low woodland between the canal and the meadows of Horsenden Hill open space. The towpath is the other side of the canal.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Showing the eastern face of this useful bridge.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This most useful footbridge gives aqccess from the towpath and housing areas south of the canal, to the rugby fields, golf course, and countryside areas on the north side. Since the bridge does not seem to have a name, I shall christen it the 'William Webb-Ellis Bridge'. This is its west face.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This pond is provided for the benefit of wildlife including newts. It is by the footbridge over the canal.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Taken from the footbridge over Western Avenue
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.5km north<br/>The boat is by the meadows of Horsenden Hill open space.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.6km north<br/>A sign for the Westway Cross shopping centre, off of Greenford Road North.
©Phillip Perry
Dist:0.6km west<br/>Greenford Road North, the Central Line and local overground services use the bridge.
©Phillip Perry
Dist:0.6km north<br/>View across the Grand Union Canal to playing fields which include a soccer pitch with floodlights. Horsenden Hill is beyond the lights.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.7km north<br/>The hedges are estimated to be medieval, based on the variety of plants.
©David Hawgood

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