The super outer circle

Infomation
The super outer circle was a service in London that operaated between 1878 to 1880 by the Midland railway.

Origins
In 1876 the Midland railway had running rights over the District railway from the London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) at Hammersmith to South Kensington. The Midland's main interest was supplying coal to Kensington, and in 1878 it opened coal depots at Kensington High Street and West Kensington. From the 1st of May 1878 it also ran a passenger service  from Earls court to ST Pancras via Hammersmith, South Acton and the Dudding hill freight line to cricklewood and then to ST Pancras. 2 trains per hour operated until the 30th of September 1880. The coal depots closed in the 1960s.