For the related main line, see Great Central Main Line. For the heritage railways, see Great Central Railway (heritage railway) and Great Central Railway (Nottingham). For other uses, see Great Central Railway (disambiguation).
Great Central Railway
1920 map of the railway
Marylebone station. The London terminus of the Great Central Railway.
Overview
Dates of operation
1897 (1897)–1922 (1922)
Predecessor
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Successor
London and North Eastern Railway
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length
852 miles 15 chains (1,371.5 km) (1919)[1]
Track length
2,688 miles 40 chains (4,326.7 km) (1919)[1]
The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.[2] On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway.
^ abThe Railway Year Book for 1920. London: The Railway Publishing Company Limited. 1920. p. 122.
^Simpson, Bill (2007). The Great Central Railway: London Extension Between Marylebone and Rugby. Lamplight Publications. ISBN 9781899246175.
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