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1419:. The LNWR obtained Parliamentary approval for the line in 1875, and commenced construction in 1877. The line was opened for goods throughout on 1 August 1881, for passengers between Rugby and Northampton on 1 December 1881, and for passengers between Northampton and Roade on 3 April 1882. The loop line is a total of
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services to London at the extremes of the day. But nearly all Avanti West Coast trains use the direct main line. Line speeds on the loop line are currently limited to 75 mph (120 km/h) compared to 125 mph (200 km/h) on the fast line, making the line unattractive to the routing of
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January 1906, a young woman, 19 year old Lily Yolande Marie Rochaid, was found dead in Crick Tunnel, having fallen from the train she was travelling on from London to Rugby. A search was called after the train arrived at Rugby and it was noticed that the door of the carriage was open and no-one
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As funding was not secured, this deadline was not met. Nevertheless, in July 2019, Warwickshire County
Council's Draft Rail Strategy for 2019-2034 proposed that the station would be opened between 2019 and 2026, with the possibility that at some point additional platforms could be provided on the
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between Roade and
Northampton, which is 1,152 yards (1,053 m) long. There are two shorter tunnels between Long Buckby and Rugby, these are Watford Lodge Tunnel at 115 yards (105 m), and Crick Tunnel at 595 yards (544 m). The line crosses the
1227:, deviating from the faster direct main line which runs to the west. The WCML is a four track line up to either end of the Loop: the 'up' and 'down' fast tracks take the direct route while the 'up' and 'down' slow tracks are diverted via
1368:. Traditionally, this was said to have been because wealthy Northampton landowners objected to having a railway run through their land to reach the town. However, an alternative view is that Northampton was by-passed because the
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On 20 March 1985, the body of 35 year old social worker Janet
Maddocks was found beside the line to the north of Northampton station. Jack Roy, aged 15 at the time, was later convicted of murdering her and throwing her from a
1301:. There is also an hourly local service between Northampton and Birmingham. Prior to December 2012 there was also a service to and from Crewe, but a few serve the loop line during morning and evenings and hourly on Sundays.
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the track; however, routing the additional tracks on a deviation via
Northampton had the advantage of giving the town a much better rail service, including a direct service to London, and avoiding the expense of widening
1258:. The loop line then runs north east for several miles until it reaches Northampton station. After Northampton, the line heads to the north-west for around twenty miles, until it re-joins the main line at
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This meant however that
Northampton, despite being a large town, did not have direct rail links to London. A branch from the main line was built to Northampton in the early 1840s: the
1321:; the one other station on the line, is served by the London–Birmingham/Northampton–Birmingham services. The London–Crewe service does not stop at Long Buckby except on Sundays.
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1406:(LNWR) decided to construct the loop line through Northampton in the 1870s. It was built as part of a wider scheme to double the capacity of the West Coast Main Line between
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fast services. As of 2011, line speeds were expected to increase to 90 mph (140 km/h) once signalling improvements are in place north of
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interchange, was opened in 1996 with a rail connection to the loop line, and has been expanded several times since.
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was inside. The circumstances of her death were never fully explained.
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2070:"Her Unfinished Journey The Murder of Mrs Janet Mary Maddocks (1985)"
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1865:"Plans for second Rugby train station on hold due to lack of funds"
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The only stations that are currently operational on the route are
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2009:"MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A PRINCETHORPE GIRL. ANOTHER TUNNEL MYSTERY"
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has proposed a new station on the Northampton Loop Line called
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The majority of passenger services on the line are provided by
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and the other in 1969 near the northern end of Roade cutting.
2072:. British Transport Police History Group. 19 August 2020
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1585:(or "Armchair Bridge") between Rugby and Long Buckby.
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area of the town, and the new housing development at
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1956:"Railway tunnel lengths. Locations beginning A-F"
1934:"Railway tunnel lengths. Locations beginning Q-Z"
1912:"Railway tunnel lengths. Locations beginning G-P"
1450:The loop line made use of the existing but small
1454:which occupied part of the site of the historic
2559:Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line
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2417:Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway
1602:. The 1967 incident was near the village of
1485:Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
2712:Railway lines in the West Midlands (region)
2554:Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line
1701:"Current Campaigns & Earlier Successes"
1646:Template:Attached KML/Northampton Loop Line
1334:Daventry International Railfreight Terminal
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2092:The Last Days Of Steam In Northamptonshire
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1887:"Warwickshire Rail Strategy 2019-2034"
1774:
1722:Bickerdike, Graeme (1 December 2021).
1695:
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28:
2038:Murders, Unsolved (20 January 1906).
1789:The Northampton & Harborough Line
7:
2666:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
1793:Railway and Canal Historical Society
1393:Northampton and Peterborough Railway
1402:The successor to the L&BR, the
2717:Standard gauge railways in England
2707:Railway lines in the East Midlands
2702:Rail transport in Northamptonshire
2464:Railway lines in the West Midlands
2178:Railway lines in the East Midlands
1987:National Heritage List for England
1452:Northampton Castle railway station
1384:, 120 feet (37 metres) lower than
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2402:Northampton & Lamport Railway
2130:Lost Railways Of Northamptonshire
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1867:. Rugby Observer. 7 June 2018
1362:London and Birmingham Railway
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2513:Birmingham–Peterborough line
2422:Rutland Railway (Cottesmore)
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2128:Kingscott, Geoffrey (2008).
1705:Northampton Rail Users Group
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2392:Midland Railway – Butterley
2372:Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
1673:"Rugby's Transport History"
1542:Warwickshire County Council
1537:Proposed future development
1229:Northampton railway station
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164:London Northwestern Railway
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2650:Walsall–Wolverhampton line
2387:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
2337:Shirebrook to High Marnham
2317:South Humberside Main Line
1671:Elliott, Peter H. (1982).
1307:provide a small number of
2594:Leamington–Stratford line
2494:
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2109:Elliot, Peter H. (1985).
2090:Healy, John M.C. (1989).
1982:"Pulpit Bridge (1404795)"
1219:line serving the town of
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2533:Stafford–Manchester line
2357:Battlefield Line Railway
2287:Nottingham–Grantham line
2111:Rugby's Railway Heritage
2050:(1906). Unsolved Murders
1223:. It is a branch of the
954:Bedford–Northampton line
630:Freight Terminal (DIRFT)
2599:North Warwickshire Line
2528:Shrewsbury–Chester line
2292:Nottingham–Lincoln line
1589:Accidents and incidents
1478:1955 Modernisation Plan
1287:electric multiple units
1274:Services and operations
1254:at the northern end of
677:Daventry South Junction
2584:Coventry–Nuneaton line
2367:Churnet Valley Railway
2312:Sheffield–Lincoln line
2262:Doncaster–Lincoln line
1707:. 2013. Archived from
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829:Market Harborough line
92:West Midlands (region)
2676:Telford Steam Railway
2671:Severn Valley Railway
2382:Great Central Railway
2341:Castle Donington Line
2297:Oakham–Kettering line
2132:. Countryside Books.
2044:Unsolvedmurders.co.uk
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1299:Birmingham New Street
1158:Milton Keynes Central
458:Trent Valley Junction
186:Class 390 "Pendolino"
2478:West Coast Main Line
2212:West Coast Main Line
2202:East Coast Main Line
1787:Gough, John (1984).
1752:on 3 September 2013.
1650:KML is from Wikidata
1608:Hunsbury Hill tunnel
1578:Hunsbury Hill Tunnel
1324:The line sees heavy
1280:West Midlands Trains
1225:West Coast Main Line
1182:West Coast Main Line
1019:Hunsbury Hill Tunnel
721:Watford Lodge Tunnel
400:Birmingham Loop Line
229:miles (38.2 km)
119:West Coast Main Line
109:West Coast Main Line
2483:Cross Country Route
2397:Nene Valley Railway
2257:Derwent Valley line
2197:Cross Country Route
1711:on 18 January 2016.
1260:Hillmorton Junction
504:Hillmorton Junction
284:25 kV 50 Hz AC
2574:Colwich–Stone line
2538:Welsh Marches line
2488:Chiltern Main Line
2362:Chasewater Railway
2192:Chiltern Main Line
1958:. railwaycodes.org
1936:. railwaycodes.org
1914:. railwaycodes.org
1678:. pp. 128–133
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1456:Northampton Castle
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182:Class 350 "Desiro"
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2619:Trent Valley line
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2207:Midland Main Line
2139:978-1-84674-108-1
2019:on 27 August 2016
1845:. 15 October 2015
1487:(DIRFT); a major
1374:Robert Stephenson
1305:Avanti West Coast
1244:Hanslope Junction
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2604:Northampton loop
2518:Crewe–Derby line
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2377:Foxfield Railway
2282:Northampton loop
2272:Hope Valley line
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1775:Elliot 1985
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1467:Hillmorton
1309:Class 390
1240:Birmingham
559:(proposed)
145:Heavy rail
2412:Peak Rail
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