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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume One Chester to Holyhead
The Chester & Holyhead Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1844, and the promoters were thereby empowered to build an 85-mile line along the North Wales coast, the …
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Six The Grand Junction and North Union Railways
Approved in May 1833 at the same time as the London & Birmingham Railway, the Grand Junction Railway was intended to act as a link between the London & Birmingham and the Liverpool …
Oxford, Bletchley & Bedford Line Through Time
Although, in pre-Grouping days, Oxfordshire was primarily Great Western territory, the county was also served by the Buckinghamshire branch of the London & North Western Railway, …
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Two Preston to Carlisle
The obvious success of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway demonstrated that steam railways were a safe, fast and efficient form of transport, and by the end of the 1830s ambitious …
Great Western Railway Volume Two Bristol to Plymouth
As authorised in 1835, the Great Western Railway extended from London to Bristol, but from the very earliest days, ambitious promoters were planning a whole series of extensions to …
Great Western Railway Volume Four North & West Route
The 'North & West Route', which, in recent years, has become known as the 'Welsh Marches Line', extends from Newport to Chester. Historically, this 137-mile route is an amalgam of …
Great Western Railway Volume Five Shrewsbury to Pwllheli
Formed in 1864 by the amalgamation of the Oswestry & Newtown, Newtown & Machynlleth, Llanidloes & Newtown and several other railway companies, Cambrian Railways was the largest …
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Three Leeds to Carlisle
LEEDS to CARLISLE – The line from Leeds to Carlisle furnished the Midland Railway with an independent route to Scotland, in opposition to the rival London & North Western line. The …
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume One Chester to Holyhead
The Chester & Holyhead Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1844, and the promoters were thereby empowered to build an 85-mile line along the North Wales coast, the …
The Great Western Railway Volume One Paddington to Bristol
Incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1835 and completed just six years later, the Great Western Railway was a stupendous technical achievement. Extending for 118 miles from London …
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Five The London and Birmingham Railway
Authorised on 8 May 1833, the London & Birmingham Railway was one of Britain's first great trunk lines. Engineered by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), the L&BR line was regarded at …
The Great Western Railway Volume Five Shrewsbury to Pwllheli
Formed in 1864 by the amalgamation of the Oswestry & Newtown, Newtown & Machynlleth, Llanidloes & Newtown and several other railway companies, Cambrian Railways was the largest …