Charles Lightoller
Born Charles Herbert Lightoller in Chorley, Lancashire. He joined the White Star Line in 1900 and served on several ships before being appointed second officer on the Titanic. As the ship was aband...
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Liverpool Street Station restoration
First opened in 1874. Extensively modified between 1985 and 1992. Opened by the Queen in 1991. 2023: Spitalfields Life have many photos of the old station and at Spitalfields Life 2.
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London and Birmingham Railway
Built the first intercity line into London (Euston), opened in sections, 1837- 8, engineered by Robert Stephenson. Merged with other railways to form the London and North Western Railway. The image...
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London And Blackwall Railway
Opened as the 'Commercial Railway' it connected Central London with the docks.
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London and Croydon Railway
It ran from London Bridge to central Croydon, partly following the route of the defunct Croydon Canal. It eventually merged with other railways to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway,...
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London and Greenwich Railway
The first steam railway to have a terminus in London. Originally it ran, largely on viaducts, between Deptford and Spa Road Bermondsey. By 1838 it had been extended at both ends: from Deptford to G...
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London and North Eastern Railway
The second largest of the 'Big Four' railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921. It served the area north and east of London, including the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via...
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London and North Western Railway
Formed by the amalgamation of the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. In 1922 merged with other companies to form the London, Midland an...
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