When was Nottingham Victoria Station built?
1900
Nottingham Victoria railway station/Opened
Does lutterworth have a train station?
The station closed along with the railway line in 1969, and today little remains of it. Along Station Road can be found the stationmaster’s house and the cutting where the yards and station stood.
How long is the Great Central railway?
8.25 miles
It runs for 8.25 miles (13.28 km) between the large market town of Loughborough and a new terminus in the north of Leicester. It has period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. The GCR is currently the only double track mainline heritage railway in the world with 5.25 miles (8.45 km) of working double track.
What train line is Nottingham on?
East Midlands Railway
Nottingham train station is served by East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry and Northern trains.
When did Sheffield Victoria station closed?
1970
The original Sheffield Victoria station, on the Woodhead route to Manchester, closed in 1970. The Woodhead route itself closed in 1981 but a section of freight-only line at the South Yorkshire end remains open serving a steel plant at Stocksbridge.
What is Lutterworth famous for?
Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, developed some of the world’s first jet engines at the British Thomson-Houston works in Lutterworth, and in nearby Rugby, during the late 1930s and the 1940s, with his company Power Jets. A replica of his first jet aircraft the Gloster E.
When did Arkwright Street station close to the public?
Arkwright Street closed with the country stations on 4th March 1963 but reopened on 4th September 1967 as the terminus of the line from Rugby following the closure of Nottingham Victoria. It remained in use until closure of the line on 5th May 1969, The station and viaduct were demolished early in 1975…
When was the first railway station in Nottingham?
When the first station was built by the Midland Railways Company in 1836, on the site of the present magistrates’ court, it became an essential route for goods and passengers to and from the town centre. Nottingham Canal between Carrington Street and Wilford Street, 1929.
Where was Arkwright Street in Nottingham in 1973?
1974 Arkwright Street Railway Bridge and old and new Midland Banks at the junction with Waterway Street. (Image: Picture Nottingham/Bernard And Pauline Heathcote Photographic Collection)25 of 47 1973 Arkwright Street, The Meadows looking north towards the city centre.
Who was the architect of Nottingham Victoria station?
Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England. It was designed by the architect Albert Edward Lambert, who also designed the rebuild of the Nottingham Midland station (now known more simply as Nottingham Station).