Group    From 1833  To 1846

London and Birmingham Railway

Categories: Transport

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 shows the mouth of the newly-built Primrose Hill Tunnel.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London and Birmingham Railway

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Harrow & Wealdstone Station

Harrow & Wealdstone Station Opened by London and Birmingham Railway, 20.7...

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Thames watermen

Thames watermen

From the earliest days until the mid-18th century the Thames was the preferred route for travelling east-west across London, and a barrier which had to be crossed by boat to travel north-south.  By...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
Training ship Arethusa

Training ship Arethusa

Training ships were run by the Marine Society, and catered for boys from a wide range of backgrounds; from fee-paying prospective Merchant Navy officers, through those in Poor Law or other institut...

Vehicle, Children, Tragedy, Transport, Crimea

2 memorials
Great Eastern Railway

Great Eastern Railway

Formed from an amalgamation of the ECR, EAR, NMR, NR and EUR.  Ceased to exist when it become a part of the LNER.  Primarily linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich but also served much of East A...

Group, Transport

3 memorials
Lance Corporal Charles Albert Still

Lance Corporal Charles Albert Still

Charles Albert Still was born on 26 April 1899 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, a son of Harry Still (1865-1932) and Elizabeth Still née Charles (1859-1933). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter ...

Person, Armed Forces, Transport, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR) ran from CC to Golders Green and also to (what is now known as) Archway.  Odd that we have found plaques at Tufnell Park and Belsize P...

Place, Transport

4 memorials