Neasden Depot exits

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Hi
As I mentioned elsewhere I have been looking at Met Line No2 section WTT from the 1950s and 1960s. I wonder if I could ask a couple of questions about the exits from Neasden depot?

The WTT gives three different routes:
N(N) - Neasden Depot via Neasden North
N(S) - Neasden Depot via Neasden South
N(K) - Neasden Depot via Neasden South, Klondyke Sidings and Neasden North.

The first two routes are self-explanatory but it is the third one that has got me thinking. Where exactly is Klondyke Sidings? Is is part of the Neasden Depot complex such as where the car sheds are located? I have not found any reference to it on any maps, diagrams or plans that I have looked at.

Any assistance as usual gratefully accepted.

[c5]

Klondyke Sidings are the two roads between the Sheds and the Main Running Lines. They are controlled by the LU Train Movements Room that control the depot.

N(K) would mean coming out of the south end of the depot onto the "Dock Road", reversing then running to the north end.

[Oracle]

My pal Dave Mooney. ex-Picc driver, is a signalman at Nesden. I gather that they were called Klondyke Sidings after the rich pickings found by cleaners, etc. in the Met Railways days when carriages were laid up.

[towerman]

Klondyke used to have more roads before the depot resignalling.BTW you've also got N(F) either in or out of depot via flyunder.

[mandgc]

Klondyke Sidings -

I understood that the sidings took their name from the Canadian Gold Rush of 1896 which occurred about the same time as the sidings were first installed.
In later years they were used to stable the Electric Loco hauled 'Steam Stock' trains used beyond Rickmansworth and were convenient in enabling these trains to be formed up to leave from either end of the Depot, ie - in the Rickmansworth or London direction as required.

[Oracle]

"Klondyke" - gold, hence rich pickings...pun intended.

[mandgc]

"Klondyke" - Sidings where the Aylesbury Trains were stabled and where the rich passengers had more chance of leaving their belongings in the empty trains from Liverpool Street rather than have them running up and down the Uxbridge line all day for others to pick them over ! :-)