line until the 1960s. The improvements on the branch to Finchley were completed only between Mill Hill East and Finchley Central and only that short section was incorporated into the Northern line (as it had been renamed in the late 1930s). The completion of the plans were formally cancelled in 1950. Accident On 27 July 1946, an accident occurred at Edgware when the driver (James Lofting) of a northbound train suffered a heart attack while entering the station. The train did not stop within the area of the platform, and struck the buffers at approximately 5 mph. No passengers were seriously injured, but Lofting died as a result of his heart failure before he could be removed from the wreckage. It appeared from the condition of the controls that Lofting had disabled the deadman's handle while the train was still moving. The circumstances of this accident were similar to those of the Moorgate tube crash of 1975. Modernisation During 2008–09, Tube Lines carried out work to modernise the station, including the fitting of lifts to enable step-free platform access, improved CCTV coverage and more help points. Connections London Buses routes 32, 79, 107, 113, 142, 186, 204, 221, 240, 251, 288, 292, 303, 340, 384 and night routes N5, N16 and N113 and non-London bus routes 614 and 644 serve the station and bus station. Services See also Edgware, Highgate and London Railway for a history of the Northern Heights lines. Gallery References External links London Transport Museum Photographic Archive Sign advertises the site of the future station. Surrounded by fields. The single track line to Edgware LNER station is visible in the distance. Lost Lines Images of plans for Edgware station Northern line stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Barnet Former London Electric Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1924 Tube station London Underground Night Tube stations Stanley Heaps railway stations