Historicaleigh - The End of the District Line

October 18, 2016 by Carole Mulroney

London Underground District Line used to run excursions to Southend and the first stop after Barking was Leigh on Sea. It ran from 1920 to 1939 as a part of the District Line's Eastbound Service.

One unusual service run by the District was the Southend excursions (extended to Shoeburyness from 1911). District trains, using coaching stock hauled by an electric locomotive, ran from central London to Barking, where an LTSR steam locomotive took over. The service varied over the years, but three return trains daily was typical.

Stations beyond Upminster appear on maps until 1941, but there is no other evidence that the excursion trains lasted that long.