Limehouse Curve

The Limehouse Curve was a rail link on a curved viaduct in Limehouse, London, that had opened on 5 April 1880 and was generally used for goods trains heading towards London's docks. There was a short-lived passenger train service between Blackwall and Palace Gates (via Stratford, Tottenham South and Seven Sisters) which operated from 1 September 1880 until 1 March 1881. Some special excursion trains also used the curve about this time running from Blackwall to Southend and Southminster on summer Sundays in 1890 and 1891.

The Limehouse Curve was last used on 5 November 1962, and on 10 May 1963 it was officially abandoned.