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When did Towcester close?
Towcester was a railway station on the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway which served the Northamptonshire town of Towcester between 1866 and 1964….Towcester railway station.
| Towcester | |
|---|---|
| 1 May 1866 | Opened |
| 7 April 1952 | Closed to passengers |
| 3 February 1964 | Goods facilities withdrawn |
Where was Towcester railway station?
Towcester was a railway station on the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway which served the Northamptonshire town of Towcester between 1866 and 1964. It was one of the most important stations on the line, and once served as an interchange for services to Stratford, Banbury and Olney.
Which is the biggest platform in world?
The world’s longest station platform is at Gorakhpur Junction in India at 1,355.40 metres (4,446.9 ft).
Which was the first super fast train in India?
Deccan Queen
Deccan Queen, which has been running between Mumbai and Pune since 1930, is the country’s first superfast train, first long-distance electric-hauled train, first vestibuled train, first train to have a “ladies only” car and the first train to feature a dining car.
Where was the Blisworth Junction railway station located?
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Blisworth railway station was a junction station on the London and North Western Railway (today, the West Coast Main Line ), the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway, and the Northampton and Peterborough Railway.
When was the Northampton to Blisworth line opened?
The line shared the Peterborough terminus with the Eastern Counties Railway in return for ‘running powers’ over the line to Northampton, giving it access to the Midlands and the North. The Northampton to Blisworth section was officially opened on Tuesday 13 May 1845 and the complete track was opened on Monday 2 June 1845.
When did the Morning Express stop at Blisworth?
At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. During the 1950s the morning express from Windermere to Euston, stopped at Blisworth for a connection to Northampton and to make use of the water tower on the up platform.
When did Northampton Bridge Street station become the main station?
Notes: The station was opened as Northampton and was the first station serving the town. The station was renamed Northampton Bridge Street in 1876. After 1881 Northampton (Castle) became the main station with the opening of a new curve allowing Blisworth trains to reach the Market Harborough line which at opened in 1852.