When was Victoria station built?
1 October 1860
The LBCSR’s side of the station, designed by their engineer Robert Jacomb Hood, was finished first and opened on 1 October 1860. The LCDR’s station on the east side of the site opened two years later on 25 August 1862 with a trainshed roof designed and constructed by their engineer Sir John Fowler.
Who designed Victoria station?
Robert Jacomb Hood
The station was designed by Robert Jacomb Hood. It consisted of six platforms and ten tracks, with an entrance on Victoria Street.
Why was Victoria Station evacuated today?
London’s Victoria train station was temporarily evacuated today due to a fire on a train at the platform. A spokesperson for Southern Railway later said the fire had been contained and confirmed commuters were allowed back in the station.
When was the Granite Railway in Quincy MA built?
The Granite Railway was built in the 1820s to ferry granite from the quarries in Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock along the Neponset River. It received its charter in 1826 and later transitioned into a common carrier railroad without ever closing.
When did the granite incline train stop running?
Called the Incline, it let trains lug heavy loads of granite from the quarry to the main tracks. A conveyor belt stretched across the 315-foot-long track, hauling a nonstop supply of the rocks. The Incline stopped running in the 1940s.
When was the New York train station built?
The current iteration, completed in 1913, continues to be a jewel in New York’s architectural crown.
Who was the architect of King’s Cross train station?
The historic section of King’s Cross was designed by architect Lewis Cubitt and completed in 1852. At the time, its two train sheds’ glass roofs were considered cutting-edge, although their laminated-timber beams were replaced with steel girders, and their two platforms and 14 tracks quickly fell short of demand.