The elegant station building which remained in use until 1979.
It was badly damaged during World War II and its roof was replaced
by a flat conrete one, which still remains. The building is currently
home to the marvellous North Woolwich Old Station Railway Museum.
(Oct 2005)
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Interior of the museum.
The London Borough of Newham are withdrawing their
subsidy for the museum. Until the (possible) arrival of Crossrail,
the London
Rail Heritage Centre plan to develop the station site and
line as far as Custom House for "...heritage operation,
but also trains for training and testing purposes".
(Photo: Dec 2006)
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Interior of the museum.
Until the Heritage Centre takes over, the museum will
remain open. Being full of old railway memorabilia, it is well
worth a visit, especially as it's only four minutes walk from the new King George
V station on the Docklands Light Railway. King George V station
is essentially a replacement for North Woolwich station and is
what allowed North Woolwich to be closed.
North Woolwich Old Station Museum
Pier Road
North Woolwich
London E16 2JJ
Tel: 020 7474 7244
Opening Hours:
January to November
Saturday 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm
During Newham's school holidays the museum is open
every afternoon 1pm - 5pm
(Photo: Feb 2007)
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And the lovely ladies providing the friendly chat on this visit.
(Feb 2007)
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The locomotive turning space in between the old station building
and the platforms.
(Feb 2007)
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Slightly different view from the photo above.
(Feb 2007)
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The locomotive turning space and the old station building.
(Feb 2007)
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The new replacement booking office, opened in 1979, looking far
more attractive in this photo than it actually was. It also seemed
to be rarely open, the machine outside providing the normal means
of obtaining tickets.
(Nov 2006)
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Photo taken from the platform that was retained by the Old Station
Museum. This was the solitary platform in use in the late 1970s
but the joining of the branch to the North London line saw the
service transferred to the other remaining platform on the right
and, as mentioned, a new ticket office built. The new office
was to the right of the old building, out of sight of the camera.
The platform here also once served an additional track
on the left...
(Oct 2005)
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...now cars stand on the track bed.
(Dec 2006)
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View in the same direction as the above two photos but from the
opposite platform.
(Oct 2006)
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A North London Line train to Richmond waits at the platform.
From this angle, it appears that the old station building serves
this platform, yet the access to the new station building and
the road was to the right of the brick wall seen at the end of
the platform.
The different shades of brickwork seen on the upper floor of
the old station building indicate repair work following severe
World War II bomb damage.
(Oct 2005)
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Westward view showing a train belonging to the North London Line
on the left and a Thomas The Tank Engine train belonging to the
North Woolwich Old Station Museum on the right.
(Nov 2005)
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This sign was curiously to be found in the old station museum
and not in the in-use part of the station, where one might have
thought it would be more useful.
(Oct 2006)
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Twilight time in the twilight years of the station; a Richmond
bound train photographed in November 2006, less than two weeks
before the station's complete closure.
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Only two other passengers on the platform making the journey
westward. The Docklands Light Railway station at King George
V is only a few minutes walk from North Woolwich.
(Nov 2006)
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A final farewell.
(Nov 2006)
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