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Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010 This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region . There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London . [ 1 ]
Extract of 1889 Railway Map Showing Grosvenor Road station.png 315 × 396; 367 KB Extract of 1900 Map showing L&NWR Stanmore branch.png 194 × 224; 86 KB Extract of 1900 Map showing Palace Gates Line.png 189 × 173; 74 KB
Grand Junction Railway (1833) – The line built by the company was the first trunk railway to be completed in England, and arguably the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction. London and Greenwich Railway (1836) – First steam railway in the capital, the first to be built specifically for passengers, and the first elevated ...
The railway line was opened with a ceremony for invited guests who were taken by George Hudson on a train of two engines and 40 first class coaches, which left York at 11.00 am. The line was initially single track and the journey to Scarborough took three and a half hours. In Scarborough the guests were treated to a lunch.
The northern end of the ECML from Selby was closed by BR in 1983 when they opened their Selby Diversion line. [31] Great North of England: 1841 Still open Its main line opened in 1841 is now the section of line between York and Darlington on the East Coast Main Line. Amalgamated with the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway in 1846. [32]
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: Maine Central Railroad: MEC MEC 1862 Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway: Maine Coast Railroad: MC 1990 2000 Safe Handling Rail, Inc. Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad: B&M: 1836 1844 Boston and Maine Railroad: Maine Shore Line ...
built by Leeds and York Railway to cross the River Wharfe – but never used. Tavy Bridge: Saltash, Devon: 1890 c. Stone arch: Carries the Tamar Valley Line over the River Tavy: Tay Rail Bridge: near Dundee: 3,500 m (11,500 ft) 1887: Carries the main line railway across the Firth of Tay: Tees railway viaduct: Barnard Castle: 223 m (732 ft) 1860
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major investment being made in the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield in the north of England. It is the 76 miles (122 km) northern route over the Pennines , [ 1 ] most of which is also known as the Huddersfield line .