Railway line, originally intended to link London with Ipswich via Colchester and then onwards to Norwich and Yarmouth. Construction began in 1837 but was beset by engineering and other problems, and only went as far as Colchester. It eventually was amalgamated with a number of other East Anglian railways to form the Great Eastern Railway.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Eastern Counties Railway
Forgive us, we've used this page as somewhere to hold the picture of the memorial in its original 1920 location.
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Government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain. It superseded Railtrack P.L.C.
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