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Syston and Peterborough Railway

Index Syston and Peterborough Railway

The Syston and Peterborough Railway was an early railway in England opened between 1845 and 1848 to form a branch from the Midland Counties Railway at Syston just north of Leicester to Peterborough. [1]

56 relations: Asfordby railway station, Ashwell railway station, Bainton Gate railway station, Birmingham–Peterborough line, Bourne railway station, Brooksby railway station, Burton upon Trent, Cottesmore, Rutland, Derby railway station, Eastern Counties Railway, Frisby railway station, George Hudson, George Stephenson, Grantham railway station, Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), Helpston railway station, John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, Ketton and Collyweston railway station, Leeds railway station, Leicester, Leicester railway station, London and North Western Railway, Luffenham railway station, Manton railway station, Melton Mowbray railway station, Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, Midland Counties Railway, Midland Railway, Northern and Eastern Railway, Nottingham station, Nottingham–Lincoln line, Oakham Canal, Oakham railway station, Oakham–Kettering line, Peterborough, Peterborough Crescent railway station, Peterborough East railway station, Peterborough railway station, Rearsby railway station, Rights of way in England and Wales, River Chater, River Eye, Leicestershire, River Wreake, Rugby and Stamford Railway, Rutland Railway Museum, Rutland Water, Saxby railway station, Stamford railway station, Stapleford Miniature Railway, Stapleford Park, ..., Syston railway station, Uffington and Barnack railway station, Vale of Catmose, Walton railway station (Cambridgeshire), Whissendine railway station, York railway station. Expand index (6 more) »

Asfordby railway station

Asfordby railway station was a station serving the villages of Asfordby and Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire.

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Ashwell railway station

Ashwell railway station was a station in Ashwell, Rutland on the line between Melton Mowbray and Oakham.

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Bainton Gate railway station

Bainton Gate railway station was a short lived railway "station" now in Cambridgeshire on the Syston and Peterborough Railway serving the village of Bainton.

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Birmingham–Peterborough line

The Birmingham–Peterborough line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking Birmingham, and, via and.

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Bourne railway station

Bourne was a railway station serving the town of Bourne in Lincolnshire which opened in 1860 and closed to passengers in 1959.

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Brooksby railway station

Brooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire.

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Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town on the River Trent in East Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire.

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Cottesmore, Rutland

Cottesmore (pronounced Cotts'more as a result of its origins as Cotts Moor) is a village in the north of the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.

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Derby railway station

Derby railway station, also known as Derby Midland, is a main line station serving the city of Derby in England.

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Eastern Counties Railway

The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) was an English railway company incorporated in 1836 intended to link London with Ipswich via Colchester, and then extend to Norwich and Yarmouth.

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Frisby railway station

Frisby railway station was a former station serving the village of Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire.

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George Hudson

George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known as "The Railway King" – a title conferred on him by Sydney Smith in 1844.

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George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.

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Grantham railway station

Grantham railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire.

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Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846.

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Helpston railway station

Helpston railway station was a station in Helpston, Cambridgeshire, on the Midland Railway's Syston and Peterborough Railway.

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John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton

John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, (1 September 1867 – 2 June 1947) was a British businessman and Conservative politician.

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Ketton and Collyweston railway station

Ketton and Collyweston railway station is a former station serving the villages of Ketton, Geeston, Aldgate and Collyweston, Rutland.

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Leeds railway station

Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City railway station) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leicester

Leicester ("Lester") is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire.

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Leicester railway station

Leicester railway station (formerly Leicester London Road) serves the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England.

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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Luffenham railway station

Luffenham railway station is a former station of the Syston and Peterborough Railway serving the villages of North and South Luffenham, Rutland.

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Manton railway station

Manton railway station or Manton Junction is a former railway station serving the villages of Manton and Wing in the county of Rutland.

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Melton Mowbray railway station

Melton Mowbray railway station serves the town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England.

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Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway

The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, (M&GNJR) was a railway network in England, in the area connecting southern Lincolnshire and north Norfolk.

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Midland Counties Railway

The Midland Counties' Railway (MCR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1839 and 1844, connecting Nottingham, Leicester and Derby with Rugby and thence, via the London and Birmingham Railway, to London.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Northern and Eastern Railway

The Northern & Eastern Railway was an early British railway company, that planned to build a line from London to York.

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Nottingham station

Nottingham station, briefly known as Nottingham City and for rather longer as Nottingham Midland, is a railway station and tram stop in the city of Nottingham.

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Nottingham–Lincoln line

The Nottingham–Lincoln line is a railway line in central England, running north-east from Nottingham to Lincoln.

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Oakham Canal

The Oakham Canal ran from Oakham, Rutland to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.

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Oakham railway station

Oakham railway station serves the town of Oakham in Rutland, England.

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Oakham–Kettering line

The Oakham–Kettering line is a railway line in the East Midlands of England.

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Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 183,631 in 2011.

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Peterborough Crescent railway station

Peterborough Crescent was a railway station serving the city of Peterborough, England.

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Peterborough East railway station

Peterborough East was a railway station in Peterborough, England.

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Peterborough railway station

Peterborough railway station serves the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Rearsby railway station

Rearsby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Rearsby and Thrussington in Leicestershire.

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Rights of way in England and Wales

In England and Wales, other than in the 12 Inner London Boroughs and the City of London, the "right of way" refers to paths on which the public have a legally protected right to pass and re-pass.

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River Chater

The River Chater is a river in the East Midlands of England.

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River Eye, Leicestershire

The River Eye is a river in north-eastern Leicestershire that becomes the Wreake.

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River Wreake

The River Wreake is a river in Leicestershire, England.

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Rugby and Stamford Railway

The Rugby and Stamford Railway was an early railway in England built in 1850.

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Rutland Railway Museum

Rutland Railway Museum, now trading as Rocks by Rail: The Living Ironstone Museum, is a heritage railway on part of a former Midland Railway mineral branch line.

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water is Anglian Water's drinking water reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, to the east of the county town, Oakham.

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Saxby railway station

Saxby railway station was a station serving the villages of Saxby and Freeby, Leicestershire.

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Stamford railway station

Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England.

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Stapleford Miniature Railway

Stapleford Miniature Railway is a historic steam locomotive-hauled gauge railway at Stapleford Park, Stapleford near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England.

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Stapleford Park

Stapleford Park is a Grade I listed country house in Stapleford, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England, which is now used as a hotel.

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Syston railway station

Syston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Syston in Leicestershire, England.

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Uffington and Barnack railway station

Uffington and Barnack was a railway station in Cambridgeshire serving the villages of Uffington, Barnack and Bainton.

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Vale of Catmose

The Vale of Catmose is an area of relatively low-lying land, much of which is flooded by Rutland Water, in western Rutland, England.

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Walton railway station (Cambridgeshire)

Walton railway station was a station in Walton, Cambridgeshire.

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Whissendine railway station

Whissendine railway station was a station serving the villages of Whissendine in Rutland and Wymondham and Edmondthorpe in Leicestershire.

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York railway station

York railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the city of York, North Yorkshire.

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Battle of Saxby.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syston_and_Peterborough_Railway

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