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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Seven From St Pancras to Sheffield (Paperback)
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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Seven From St Pancras to Sheffield (Paperback)
Series: The London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 7
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Loot Price R393
Discovery Miles 3 930
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The Midland main line from London St Pancras to the north of
England is one of Britain's most important trunk routes. With its
various loops and branches, this major artery of communication
links busy centres of population such as Leicester, Derby,
Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds. Notwithstanding its
obvious importance as a busy main line, the Midland route was built
in piecemeal fashion, the various sections (from London northwards)
being the Midland Railway London Extension (opened 1868); the
Leicester & Hitchen Railway (1857); the Midland Counties
Railway (1840); and the North Midland Railway (1840). In recent
years the Midland line has been regarded primarily as a link
between London and Sheffield, although a number of services have
continued to run through to Leeds, Manchester and other
destinations in the north of England. However, during the Midland
Railway period the best trains had run northward beyond Leeds, and
thence along the spectacular Settle & Carlisle route which, in
turn, provided a direct link to Scotland via the Glasgow &
South Western Railway. Prestigious Anglo-Scottish trains no longer
run on the Midland main line, but this historic route remains in
operation as a vital part of the national railway system.
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