Stratford-upon-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railway
of Great St. Helens, London
This was the new name of the Easton Neston Mineral and Towcester, Roade and Olney Junction Railway. [1]
1879 Company incorporated as the Easton Neston Mineral and Towcester, Roade and Olney Junction Railway.
1888 The name was changed.
1889 Engineer is Charles Liddell.[2]
1891 The line opened for goods
1892 Opened for passengers but this only lasted for a year.
1908 The railway is 10.75 miles in length and has been in operation for goods traffic since 1891. [3]
1909 it was amalgamated to form the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
- ↑ 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908