The Last Main Line stories
Pick a story to read by clicking on its title in the list below:
| Title | Description | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Great Central Railway Contractors Locomotives |
The construction of the Great Central Railway's 'London Extension' was a mammoth feat of civil engineering. It is estima... | 11 pages |
| Manchester to Sheffield: 'The Woodhead Route' |
There is no doubt that the Great Central Railway's 'London Extension' was the company's most famous route. So well known... | 4 pages |
| Navvies: The Men Who Built The Railways |
Although the London Extension owed much of its construction to the use of steam powered machinery, building a railway du... | 8 pages |
| 'All Change!' - The Rise and Fall of Leicester Central Station |
The years since the closure of the Great Central Railway's London Extension have seen many changes to the old route's in... | 16 pages |
| Life Through a Lens: The life of S. W. A. Newton |
During the year 1894, a young man in his late teens took a photograph of the new railway being built through his home to... | 2 pages |
| A journey down Memory Lane |
The construction and operation of a main line steam railway, running through both town and countryside, could affect the... | 21 pages |
| Quorn & Woodhouse Station - the history of |
Mr Brian Axon has kindly supplied us with a historical article about Quorn & Woodhouse Station. The information in t... | 9 pages |
| A Brief History of the London Extension |
The Great Central Railway's London Extension had a short, but varied, history. It started life under the Manchester, She... | 3 pages |
| Going Loco! - The Locomotives of the London Extension |
During the seventy years that the Great Central Railway's London Extension was in operation, a wide variety of locomotiv... | 18 pages |
| ... | 1 pages |