▁steam ▁ha ul age ▁to ▁Kings ▁Cross ▁via ▁F ins bury ▁Park , ▁as ▁High gate ▁( low - level ) ▁was ▁but ▁a ▁short ▁bus ▁ride ▁away ▁and ▁car ▁traffic ▁was ▁much ▁l ighter ▁than ▁it ▁would ▁become ▁later . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁F ins bury ▁Park ▁to ▁Mus well ▁Hill ▁and ▁Alex andra ▁Palace ▁via ▁the ▁surface ▁platforms ▁at ▁High gate ▁was ▁closed ▁altogether ▁to ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁elect r ify ▁the ▁E pping - O ng ar ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁line , ▁another ▁rem nant ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Works ▁programme , ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁t ube - train ▁sh utt le ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁A ▁local ▁pressure ▁group , ▁the ▁Mus well ▁Hill ▁Metro ▁Group , ▁campaign s ▁to ▁re open ▁this ▁route ▁as ▁a ▁light - ra il ▁service . ▁So ▁far ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁movement ▁on ▁this ▁issue : ▁the ▁route , ▁now ▁the ▁Park land ▁Walk , ▁is ▁highly ▁val ued ▁by ▁walk ers ▁and ▁cycl ists , ▁and ▁suggestions ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁that ▁it ▁could , ▁in ▁part , ▁become ▁a ▁road ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁fier ce ▁opposition . ▁Another ▁pressure ▁group ▁has ▁proposed ▁using ▁the ▁track ▁bed ▁further ▁north , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁West ▁London ▁Light ▁Railway . ▁The ▁connection ▁between ▁D ray ton ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁surface ▁platforms ▁at ▁F ins bury ▁Park