London Overground is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on the six lines that make up the network.
Class 378 Capitalstar at Clapham Junction, 2019
British Rail operated North London Line services until 1997
From 1997 to 2007, the North London Line was operated by Silverlink
The East London line, once a part of London Underground, was extended and incorporated into London Overground in 2010
Silverlink was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated the North London Railways franchise from March 1997 until November 2007. At the end of 2007 Silverlink Metro services were taken over by London Overground and Silverlink County services were taken over by London Midland.
Class 313 at Kilburn High Road in 2007
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