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Interchange between Peterborough East and the GNR station was inconvenient, [6] so on 1 February 1858 the Midland Railway opened Peterborough Crescent station, [1] a short distance from the GNR station and close to the level crossing of the same name. Some GER trains were working through to the GNR Station by 1863.
The station along with the town, was renamed Peterborough in 1917. As part of the standardisation project , the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1970, thus Peterborough became a break of gauge station.
Peterborough East was a railway station in Peterborough, England. It was opened on 2 June 1845 and closed to passenger traffic on 6 June 1966. [ 1 ] Located on East Station Road just off Town Bridge, only the engine sheds and one platform remain.
The southern portion of the line, below Rice Lake, had a second life from 1867 as part of the Cobourg, Peterborough & Marmora Railway & Mining Company. This was a network using the original C&P, a short run known as the Blairton Extension , and the Trent River between the two which was used to ship iron ore from the mines at Marmora to market.
Northampton railway station in 1847. The L&BR opened its line from Blisworth to Northampton on 13 May 1845. On 31 May an inspection trip throughout the line was made by the directors; and the line to Peterborough was opened to the public on 2 June 1845. [8] [6] [9] It was the first railway in Peterborough. At 47 miles in length, it had cost £ ...
At first the only station at Peterborough was the Eastern Counties Railway station, on a west to east alignment (much later known as Peterborough East). In fact the ECR itself did not reach there (from Ely and March) until 1847, so that for a time from 2 June 1845, it was only served by London and Birmingham Railway trains from Northampton.
Peterborough Nene Valley is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is the current eastern terminus of the line. [1] Situated adjacent to Railworld, the station can be found west of the East Coast Main Line, close to the Junction of London Road and Oundle Road. The station was built in 1986 as part of the Nene Valley Railway's Peterborough ...
Peterborough was the home town for Bob the Railway Dog who is remembered by a bronze statue located in the Main Street. In 1970, the east–west line was converted to standard gauge ( 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in )), and the line south of Peterborough to Terowie to broad gauge ( 1,600 mm / 5 ft 3 in ).