Group    From 1862  To 1923

Great Eastern Railway

Categories: Transport

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 Anglia.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Great Eastern Railway

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Loughton Station

Loughton is a London Underground station on the Central line, and is a Grade ...

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Stratford Depot

Other sources give varying opening and closing dates for the depot.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Great Eastern Railway

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WW1 at Liverpool Street Station

An error in one of the names (Cleathers / Cleathero) has been pointed out to ...

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Stratford Depot

Stratford Depot

A Motive Power Depot (MPD) used for the storage of train engines when not in use.

Place, Engineering, Transport

1 memorial
Sir Thomas Sopwith

Sir Thomas Sopwith

Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Designed the Sopwith Camel. Aged 10 accidentally killed his father in a shooting accident. Expert ice skater and a legend in the yachting America's Cup. Born 92 C...

Person, Aviation, Engineering, Sport / Games, Transport

1 memorial
British Motor Cab Company

British Motor Cab Company

Former public transport company, about which we can discover virtually nothing.  Its premises appear in an old photo "Pickets outside the British Motor Cab Company's Garage" but the location is no...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
White Horse Cellars at Hatchett's Hotel

White Horse Cellars at Hatchett's Hotel

This building is still at 66-68 Piccadilly, on the north-east of the junction with Dover Street.  Architect: Weatherley and Jones. From British History (written in 1878, just 10 years before Selby...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink, Transport

1 memorial
Southall rail crash

Southall rail crash

An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train from Swansea failed to slow down in response to warning signals and collided with a freight train crossing its path. Seven people were killed and 139 inj...

Event, Tragedy, Transport

3 memorials