A lifelong professional railwayman who within the Thameslink project team helped transform rail travel through the heart of central London.
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Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
Constructed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, between Baker Street and Lambeth North, (then called Kennington Road). It was later extended to Elephant & Castle, and then t...
C. Harman Wigan
Director of Vinot Cars Ltd. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Cecil Harman Wigan was born on 7 June 1874 in Mortlake, Surrey, a son of James Wigan and Maria Branley He...
Great Eastern Railway
Formed from an amalgamation of the ECR, EAR, NMR, NR and EUR.  Ceased to exist when it become a part of the LNER.  Primarily linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich but also served much of East A...
Croydon atmospheric railway
An experiment by the London and Croydon Railway. Pumping stations were built which created a vacuum in a pipe laid between the rails. Each carriage had a piston that entered a slot in the tube, sea...
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