Gospel Oak to Barking line
The Gospel Oak to Barking line, frequently unofficially called the Goblin, is a railway line in London. It is 13 miles 58 chains (22.1 km) in length and carries both through goods trains and London Overground passenger trains, connecting Gospel Oak in north London and Barking Riverside in east London. The line is part of Network Rail Strategic Route 6, and is classified as a London and South East Commuter line. On 15 February 2024 Transport for London announced that the Overground service will be renamed the Suffragette line as part of a strategic rebrand.
A London Overground Class 710 Aventra departing Crouch Hill in 2019
A Silverlink Class 150 at Gospel Oak
Early London Overground branded signage at Wanstead Park
The electrified stretch at South Tottenham (completed before the rest of the line)
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
