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one-mile chord from the existing flyover over the West Coast Main Line to join the line to the north. The cost of this work was £25.6 million. A Transport & Works Act Order for the
Nuneaton North Chord was granted by the Secretary of State for Transport in July 2010. Work began in mid-2011.
4305:
The
Nuneaton North Chord was completed and opened on 15 November 2012. The chord allows freight traffic approaching Nuneaton from Felixstowe via the Birmingham–Peterborough line to proceed north on the West Coast Main Line without conflicting with southbound main-line trains. It consists of a
4297:. The cost is estimated at £40.5 million. The West Coast Main Line is already cleared to W10 and the route from Nuneaton to Birmingham is already cleared to W12. W10 gauge clearance was achieved on 4 April 2011 and GBRf trains requiring W10 gauge began using the route that day.
4205:
enhancement these larger containers would have had to be transported by road or via a longer rail route via London that was already operating at capacity. Network Rail completed the gauge enhancement from
Ipswich to Peterborough in 2008. Work took place in three phases:
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operated the route from privatisation, and for operational convenience combined services on the route either side of
Birmingham New Street, which created through services such as
3815:. The line is important for cross-country passenger services, East of Peterborough, the route gives access from the Midlands to various locations in the east of England, such as
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arriving at the ports that cannot currently be accommodated on the route. The percentage of high-cube containers increased from 30% in 2007 to 50% in 2012. Without
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to
Stansted Airport, although these were subsequently cut back - services to Aberystwyth ceased in 2001, although a few services continued to terminate at
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Enhancement of a section of the
Birmingham–Peterborough line involving the reconstruction of 14 bridges, 11 tracking lowering/slewing schemes and one
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Most
Birmingham-Leicester passenger trains were taken over by diesel units from 14 April 1958, taking about 79 minutes between the two cities.
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1972:
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3933:. By 1979 BR presented a range of options to do so by 2000, some of which included the Birmingham to Peterborough Line. Under the
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Freight trains use the route between the West
Midlands and the East Anglia, primarily container trains to the
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The present route is an amalgamation of lines that were built by separate companies. The sections were:
2808:
1950:
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922:
214:
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is a large project with a number of elements that will allow more railfreight traffic between the
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5391:
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at a total cost of £50m. It was stated that the work would 'take 750,000 lorries off the roads'.
4194:
4120:
3938:
3916:
3866:
The line from
Whitacre junction to Nuneaton was built by the Midland Railway, and opened in 1864.
3836:
821:
189:
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4000:
units from 1988. From this time, the service operated hourly between
Birmingham New Street and
17:
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5236:
5094:
5074:
5054:
5008:
4860:
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4045:, one of the two calling at limited stops to Leicester and continuing to Stansted Airport via
3929:
In 1977 the Parliamentary Select Committee on Nationalised Industries recommended considering
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without reversing into Ipswich Station and to also perform work to increase capacity between
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The government is providing £80 million and it will also receive £5 million from
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4057:
operates a handful of services along the section between Syston and Peterborough (serving
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585:
470:
94:
4376:
4197:. It is also in response to the predicted increase in the number of high-cube (Hi-cube)
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4019:
3877:
and was also completed in 1864. The South Leicestershire Railway was taken over by the
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312:
184:
46:
5720:
5552:
5462:
5176:
4714:
4270:
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325:
320:
240:
161:
99:
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5306:
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and the Midlands. The work was prompted by the 'Felixstowe South' expansion at the
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4050:
3949:
3920:
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2436:
174:
81:
4266:. It has been estimated that the scheme would take 225,000 lorries off the road.
5276:
5266:
4190:
284:
194:
5598:
5024:
4729:
4269:
In February 2010 Network Rail confirmed that it would construct the 1 km
4237:
Raising speed restrictions for freight trains between Ipswich and Peterborough
3807:
railway closures in the 1960s, it is the only direct railway link between the
151:
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5001:
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224:
4041:
The service in 2016 consists of two trains per hour between Birmingham and
4255:, should be completed by 2014. at an estimated cost of £291 million.
370:
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until 2004, whilst Liverpool was removed in 2003 to improve performance.
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2192:
1705:
1466:
1306:
816:
767:
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trains for London services. In addition, EMR also operate an evening
3892:(a forerunner of the Midland Railway) in 1840. It is now part of the
4550:"Enhancements programme: statement of scope, outputs and milestones"
4752:"The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order Plans and Sections"
4143:
4135:
5466:
5180:
4795:
4686:(Press release). Network Rail. 15 November 2012. Archived from
3831:. It is also strategically important for freight, as it allows
4148:
A container train from Nuneaton approaches Water Orton station
693:
685:
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671:
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3608:
3601:
3594:
4245:
Capacity enhancement Peterborough to Nuneaton during CP5
4140:
Route for Felixstowe to Nuneaton freight capacity scheme
3777:
is a cross-country railway line in the England, linking
1540:
1532:
1525:
1518:
4787:(Central Publicity Unit). Winter 1979. pp. 0–2, 8.
3903:, was built for the Midland Railway and opened in 1846.
4586:"Government puts £132M into four rail freight schemes"
5688:
5662:
5576:
5535:
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5379:
5355:
5259:
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5128:
5017:
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4836:
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331:
319:
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275:
267:
262:
254:
249:
203:
167:
157:
147:
142:
134:
113:
87:
77:
69:
64:
34:
4707:
4705:
3967:and long-distance services, such as those between
4273:in Ipswich to allow trains to travel between the
4084:Cross Country services are exclusively worked by
3944:The route was privatised in the 1990s as part of
3931:electrification of more of Britain's rail network
4526:. Network Rail. 10 February 2009. Archived from
4454:
4442:
4430:
4327:"Route 19 – Midland Main Line and East Midlands"
4216:Peterborough to Nuneaton Gauge (W10) (see below)
4073:. In addition, there are a few services between
2710:
2702:
2695:
617:
609:
602:
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4253:Network Rail Freight Route Utilisation Strategy
4153:Felixstowe and Nuneaton freight capacity scheme
4132:Felixstowe and Nuneaton freight capacity scheme
5589:Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line
3321:
3313:
3306:
5478:
5192:
4807:
4518:
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4514:
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4077:and Norwich operated by EMR which also serve
3754:
1693:
1685:
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8:
5447:Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway
4684:"Nuneaton North chord freight line now open"
4364:Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route
4152:
3960:In the 1980s, local services were worked by
2331:
2323:
5767:Railway lines in the West Midlands (region)
5584:Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line
4109:to Nottingham service which is worked by a
2630:
2622:
2615:
5485:
5471:
5463:
5199:
5185:
5177:
4833:
4814:
4800:
4792:
4524:"Presentation to Regional Transport Forum"
4151:
3761:
3747:
387:
340:
4483:
4481:
2728:
2720:
4623:"Rail plan will mean 225,000 fewer HGVs"
3859:in 1840, which later became part of the
2685:
2677:
4399:. No. 245. June 1958. p. 432.
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4319:
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3668:
2349:
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755:
747:
711:
703:
661:
653:
342:
4413:
4402:
4030:to Cambridge and Stansted Airport and
4004:with alternate services continuing to
3839:to travel to the Midlands and beyond.
3262:
3254:
2655:
2647:
2579:
2571:
335:less than 100 mph (160 km/h)
31:
4644:"£50m rail upgrade gets the go ahead"
3857:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
2532:
2524:
2251:
2243:
1508:
1500:
573:
565:
27:Cross-country railway line in England
7:
5757:Railway lines in the East of England
5696:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
4823:Railway lines in the East of England
3941:, the proposal was not implemented.
3909:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
3907:The entire route became part of the
555:
547:
4187:Felixstowe–Nuneaton railway upgrade
3694:
3686:
3634:
3626:
5772:Standard gauge railways in England
5762:Railway lines in the East Midlands
5494:Railway lines in the West Midlands
5208:Railway lines in the East Midlands
4264:East of England Development Agency
4098:trains on services to Norwich and
2777:
2100:
2028:
2020:
25:
5432:Northampton & Lamport Railway
4987:London, Tilbury and Southend line
4712:"Work starts on Nuneaton chord".
4049:, Ely and Cambridge, operated by
3975:, were operated by formations of
2515:
2259:
2168:Leicester and Swannington Railway
1577:
1350:Stockingford Colliery branch line
5742:Rail transport in Cambridgeshire
5732:Rail transport in Leicestershire
5526:
5363:Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
5250:
4960:
4605:"Freight line should boost port"
4213:Nuneaton North Chord (see below)
4123:and sand trains to King's Lynn.
3935:1979–90 Conservative governments
3888:via Leicester was built for the
3884:The section between Wigston and
3879:London and North Western Railway
3705:
3693:
3685:
3675:
3667:
3650:
3633:
3625:
3615:
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3593:
3571:
3560:
3553:
3531:
3509:
3487:
3461:
3454:
3432:
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3399:
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3355:
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3312:
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3114:
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2820:
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2531:
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2348:
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2108:
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2057:
2051:
2050:
2027:
2019:
2010:
1991:
1984:
1962:
1940:
1915:
1914:
1907:
1901:
1900:
1878:
1856:
1849:
1827:
1805:
1783:
1770:Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
1757:
1750:
1743:
1736:
1692:
1684:
1677:
1668:
1642:
1633:
1624:
1602:
1583:
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1539:
1531:
1524:
1517:
1507:
1499:
1454:
1447:
1441:
1440:
1427:Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
1415:
1414:
1407:
1385:
1363:
1338:
1337:
1330:
1295:
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40:
4559:. 31 March 2009. Archived from
3983:carriages. From 1986 the first
3979:locomotives with rakes of four
3901:Syston and Peterborough Railway
3329:
3219:
3197:
3066:
2898:
2745:Great Northern and London &
2555:
2394:
2295:
2281:
2203:no platforms on southbound line
2072:
1758:
1751:
1737:
1634:
1570:
1455:
1331:
1132:
986:
897:
871:
516:
397:
18:Birmingham to Peterborough Line
5737:Rail transport in Lincolnshire
5727:Rail transport in Warwickshire
5639:Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line
4468:"£132m boost for rail freight"
4289:Peterborough to Nuneaton gauge
4234:between Soham Junction and Ely
3917:nationalised on 1 January 1948
3869:The line between Nuneaton and
3462:
3455:
3407:
3400:
3226:
3144:
3137:
3026:
2960:
2924:
2891:
2821:
2401:
2156:
2123:
2011:
1857:
1850:
1744:
1669:
1643:
1625:
1584:
1548:
1448:
1408:
1296:
1243:
1187:
1103:
1096:
1048:
993:
911:
890:
806:
799:
780:Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line
738:
644:
625:
447:
440:
421:Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line
1:
5654:Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line
4718:. 10 August 2011. p. 20.
4262:and £1 million from the
3989:trains operated on the line,
3851:The route from Birmingham to
3578:Northampton–Peterborough line
3561:
3554:
3245:
3033:
2953:
2638:
2587:
2116:
2109:
2058:
1992:
1985:
1908:
1236:
1180:
1041:
5644:Stourbridge Town branch line
5543:Birmingham–Peterborough line
5452:Rutland Railway (Cottesmore)
5272:Birmingham–Peterborough line
5030:Birmingham–Peterborough line
3875:South Leicestershire Railway
3775:Birmingham–Peterborough line
3510:
3488:
3433:
3378:
3356:
3115:
3093:
3004:
2917:
2869:
2799:
2493:
2471:
2449:
2427:
1963:
1941:
1828:
1806:
1603:
1386:
1364:
1267:
1214:
1158:
964:
942:
849:
376:Birmingham–Peterborough line
35:Birmingham–Peterborough line
5437:Nottingham Heritage Railway
5422:Midland Railway – Butterley
5402:Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
4629:. Peterborough. 9 May 2008.
4455:Anonymous & Winter 1979
4443:Anonymous & Winter 1979
4431:Anonymous & Winter 1979
3993:, subsequently replaced by
3532:
3190:
3168:
2982:
2946:
2770:
2752:North Western Joint Railway
2372:
2219:
1879:
1784:
1074:
1019:
489:
5788:
5680:Walsall–Wolverhampton line
5417:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
5367:Shirebrook to High Marnham
5347:South Humberside Main Line
5146:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
4650:. Ipswich. 5 February 2010
4251:The work, detailed in the
4224:Doubling 8 km of the
1113:Hams Hall Freight Terminal
5747:Transport in Peterborough
5624:Leamington–Stratford line
5524:
5248:
5166:Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
5105:Peterborough–Lincoln line
5080:Hertford East branch line
4958:
3939:1976–79 Labour government
3899:The eastern section, the
3703:
3659:
3643:
3585:
3569:
3547:
3540:
3525:
3518:
3503:
3496:
3481:
3474:Peterborough–Lincoln line
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3448:
3441:
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3364:
3349:
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3290:
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3108:
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3086:
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2975:
2968:
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2884:
2877:
2862:
2836:
2814:
2807:
2792:
2785:
2763:
2737:
2668:
2664:
2606:
2595:
2548:
2541:
2508:
2501:
2486:
2479:
2464:
2457:
2442:
2435:
2420:
2409:
2387:
2380:
2365:
2360:Humberstone Road Junction
2358:
2314:
2303:
2274:
2267:
2234:
2227:
2212:
2190:
2175:
2164:
2142:
2131:
2091:
2080:
2044:
2037:
2004:
2000:
1978:
1971:
1956:
1949:
1934:
1923:
1894:
1887:
1872:
1865:
1843:
1836:
1821:
1814:
1799:
1792:
1777:
1766:
1730:
1702:
1662:
1655:Coventry to Nuneaton line
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1618:
1611:
1596:
1592:
1563:
1556:
1491:
1463:
1434:
1423:
1401:
1394:
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1111:
1089:
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1034:
1027:
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1001:
979:
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935:
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883:
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864:
857:
842:
814:
792:
764:
731:
720:
637:
633:
593:
582:
538:
531:
509:
497:
482:
455:
433:
405:
390:
339:
39:
5670:South Staffordshire line
5609:Coventry–Leamington line
5563:Stafford–Manchester line
5387:Battlefield Line Railway
5317:Nottingham–Grantham line
4648:East Anglian Daily Times
4065:) as part of its London
3890:Midland Counties Railway
2084:Midland Counties Railway
5629:North Warwickshire Line
5558:Shrewsbury–Chester line
5322:Nottingham–Lincoln line
5110:Shenfield–Southend line
4906:Great Eastern Main Line
4781:Railway Electrification
4670:"Felixstowe – Nuneaton"
4594:(subscription required)
1927:Great Central Main Line
5614:Coventry–Nuneaton line
5397:Churnet Valley Railway
5342:Sheffield–Lincoln line
5292:Doncaster–Lincoln line
5085:Hitchin–Cambridge line
5065:Felixstowe branch line
4785:British Railways Board
4730:"Nuneaton North Chord"
4226:Felixstowe Branch Line
4149:
4141:
3125:Ketton and Collyweston
2970:Rutland Railway Museum
2851:Northern Joint Railway
2307:Great Northern Railway
1310:Arley Colliery Sidings
5706:Telford Steam Railway
5701:Severn Valley Railway
5412:Great Central Railway
5371:Castle Donington Line
5327:Oakham–Kettering line
5161:Mangapps Farm Railway
5156:North Norfolk Railway
5060:Ely–Peterborough line
5040:Braintree branch line
4997:West Anglia Main Line
4866:Luton Airport Parkway
4366:. Runpast Publishing.
4283:Ely–Peterborough line
4271:'Bacon Factory Chord'
4147:
4139:
4091:units, while EMR use
4055:East Midlands Railway
4032:Liverpool Lime Street
3969:Birmingham New Street
3965:Diesel Multiple Units
3647:Peterborough-Ely line
3520:Peterborough Crescent
3366:Uffington and Barnack
3045:Oakham–Kettering line
1396:Nuneaton Abbey Street
499:Birmingham New Street
180:East Midlands Railway
121:Birmingham New Street
5752:Transport in Rutland
5508:West Coast Main Line
5242:West Coast Main Line
5232:East Coast Main Line
5141:Epping Ongar Railway
5136:Colne Valley Railway
4883:West Coast Main Line
4844:East Coast Main Line
4491:. Port of Felixstowe
4489:"Future development"
4396:The Railway Magazine
4381:25 July 2010 at the
4301:Nuneaton North Chord
4295:accommodation bridge
3712:East Coast Main Line
3419:East Coast Main Line
2599:Old Dalby Test Track
1710:West Coast Main Line
1558:Nuneaton North Chord
1471:West Coast Main Line
1277:Arley and Fillongley
772:West Coast Main Line
413:West Coast Main Line
5513:Cross Country Route
5427:Nene Valley Railway
5287:Derwent Valley line
5227:Cross Country Route
5151:Mid-Norfolk Railway
5115:Sunshine Coast Line
4611:. 21 November 2007.
4566:on 2 September 2009
4232:Ipswich to Ely Line
4199:shipping containers
4154:
3948:and is now part of
3937:that succeeded the
3155:Ketton Cement Works
1144:Stonebridge Railway
1060:Cross Country Route
463:Cross Country Route
5604:Colwich–Stone line
5568:Welsh Marches line
5518:Chiltern Main Line
5392:Chasewater Railway
5222:Chiltern Main Line
5050:Crouch Valley line
4977:Hertford loop line
4592:. 30 October 2007.
4590:New Civil Engineer
4474:on 5 October 2011.
4362:Pixton, B (2005).
4195:Port of Felixstowe
4150:
4142:
4127:2010s developments
4121:Port of Felixstowe
3915:, and the LMS was
3855:was built for the
3837:Port of Felixstowe
1973:Wigston Glen Parva
1315:workmen's platform
1200:Kingsbury Junction
190:Freightliner Group
5714:
5713:
5649:Trent Valley line
5460:
5459:
5237:Midland Main Line
5174:
5173:
5095:Marston Vale line
5075:Gainsborough line
5055:East Suffolk line
5009:West London Route
4956:
4955:
4861:Midland Main Line
4627:Evening Telegraph
4412:Missing or empty
4275:East Suffolk line
4183:
4182:
4171:£291 million
4067:London St Pancras
3894:Midland Main Line
3873:was built by the
3853:Whitacre Junction
3829:West Anglia lines
3771:
3770:
3735:
3734:
2856:
2855:
2844:Midland and Great
2757:
2756:
2413:Midland Main Line
2207:
2206:
2135:Midland Main Line
1724:
1723:
1718:Trent Valley line
1485:
1484:
1479:Trent Valley line
1319:
1318:
1254:Daw Mill Colliery
1168:Whitacre Junction
1084:Coleshill Parkway
837:
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786:
785:
476:
475:
427:
426:
369:
368:
365:
364:
16:(Redirected from
5779:
5675:Sutton Park line
5634:Northampton loop
5548:Crewe–Derby line
5530:
5487:
5480:
5473:
5464:
5407:Foxfield Railway
5312:Northampton loop
5302:Hope Valley line
5282:Crewe–Derby line
5254:
5201:
5194:
5187:
5178:
5090:Ipswich–Ely line
4982:Lea Valley lines
4964:
4888:Watford Junction
4834:
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4470:. Archived from
4464:
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4428:
4422:
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4410:
4408:
4400:
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4350:
4348:
4342:
4336:. Archived from
4331:
4323:
4279:Ipswich–Ely line
4155:
4095:Express Sprinter
4010:Stansted Airport
3921:British Railways
3835:trains from the
3825:Stansted Airport
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2534:
2527:
2526:
2518:
2517:
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2495:
2474:
2473:
2452:
2451:
2437:ROF Queniborough
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2375:
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2269:Humberstone Road
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2102:
2075:
2074:
2068:
2067:
2061:
2060:
2054:
2053:
2031:
2030:
2023:
2022:
2014:
2013:
1995:
1994:
1988:
1987:
1966:
1965:
1944:
1943:
1918:
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1911:
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1903:
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1298:
1292:
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1245:
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5619:Cross-City Line
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5337:Robin Hood Line
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4992:Watford DC line
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4383:Wayback Machine
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4344:
4343:on 4 March 2016
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4176:Completion date
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3861:Midland Railway
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3813:East of England
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5646:
5641:
5636:
5631:
5626:
5621:
5616:
5611:
5606:
5601:
5596:
5594:Camp Hill line
5591:
5586:
5580:
5578:
5574:
5573:
5571:
5570:
5565:
5560:
5555:
5550:
5545:
5539:
5537:
5536:Inter-regional
5533:
5532:
5525:
5523:
5521:
5520:
5515:
5510:
5504:
5502:
5498:
5497:
5492:
5490:
5489:
5482:
5475:
5467:
5458:
5457:
5455:
5454:
5449:
5444:
5439:
5434:
5429:
5424:
5419:
5414:
5409:
5404:
5399:
5394:
5389:
5383:
5381:
5377:
5376:
5374:
5373:
5368:
5365:
5359:
5357:
5353:
5352:
5350:
5349:
5344:
5339:
5334:
5329:
5324:
5319:
5314:
5309:
5304:
5299:
5294:
5289:
5284:
5279:
5274:
5269:
5263:
5261:
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5239:
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5229:
5224:
5218:
5216:
5212:
5211:
5206:
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5196:
5189:
5181:
5172:
5171:
5169:
5168:
5163:
5158:
5153:
5148:
5143:
5138:
5132:
5130:
5126:
5125:
5123:
5122:
5117:
5112:
5107:
5102:
5100:Mayflower line
5097:
5092:
5087:
5082:
5077:
5072:
5067:
5062:
5057:
5052:
5047:
5045:Breckland line
5042:
5037:
5032:
5027:
5021:
5019:
5015:
5014:
5012:
5011:
5006:
5005:
5004:
4994:
4989:
4984:
4979:
4973:
4971:
4967:
4966:
4959:
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4951:
4950:
4949:
4948:
4943:
4938:
4933:
4928:
4923:
4918:
4913:
4902:
4900:
4899:London–Norwich
4896:
4895:
4893:
4892:
4891:
4890:
4880:
4879:
4878:
4873:
4868:
4858:
4857:
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4851:
4840:
4838:
4831:
4827:
4826:
4821:
4819:
4818:
4811:
4804:
4796:
4790:
4789:
4775:
4772:
4769:
4768:
4757:. Network Rail
4743:
4732:. Network Rail
4721:
4701:
4690:on 6 July 2015
4675:
4661:
4632:
4614:
4596:
4577:
4541:
4530:on 6 June 2011
4502:
4477:
4459:
4447:
4435:
4423:
4386:
4369:
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4314:
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4311:
4308:
4302:
4299:
4290:
4287:
4249:
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4240:
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4238:
4235:
4228:
4219:
4218:
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4181:
4180:
4177:
4173:
4172:
4169:
4165:
4164:
4159:
4133:
4130:
4128:
4125:
4059:Melton Mowbray
4020:Central Trains
4012:from 1991) or
3957:
3954:
3905:
3904:
3897:
3882:
3867:
3864:
3844:
3841:
3769:
3768:
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3765:
3758:
3751:
3742:This diagram:
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2819:
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2812:
2811:
2806:
2804:
2797:
2795:
2793:
2790:
2789:
2787:Melton Mowbray
2784:
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2775:
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2240:
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2199:
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2178:
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2165:
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2128:
2121:
2114:
2107:
2098:
2097:
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2089:
2088:
2081:
2079:
2077:
2070:
2063:
2056:
2049:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2041:
2036:
2034:
2026:
2018:
2017:
2016:
2009:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1990:
1983:
1981:
1979:
1976:
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1970:
1968:
1961:
1959:
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1954:
1953:
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1946:
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1924:
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1913:
1906:
1899:
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1895:
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1371:
1369:
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1360:
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1329:
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1325:
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1312:
1311:
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1301:
1294:
1287:
1285:
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1279:
1274:
1272:
1265:
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1258:
1257:
1252:
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1234:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1221:
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1212:
1210:
1208:
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1196:
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1185:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1165:
1163:
1156:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1141:
1139:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1079:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1057:
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1053:
1046:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1032:
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1026:
1024:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1002:
1000:
998:
991:
984:
982:
980:
977:
976:
971:
969:
962:
960:
958:
955:
954:
949:
947:
940:
938:
936:
933:
932:
920:
918:
916:
909:
902:
895:
888:
886:
884:
881:
880:
878:
876:
869:
867:
865:
862:
861:
856:
854:
847:
845:
843:
840:
839:
835:
834:
826:
825:
813:
811:
804:
797:
795:
793:
790:
789:
784:
783:
775:
774:
765:
763:
761:
753:
745:
744:
743:
736:
734:
732:
729:
728:
724:Camp Hill line
721:
719:
717:
709:
701:
700:
699:
691:
683:
676:
669:
668:
667:
659:
651:
650:
649:
642:
640:
638:
635:
634:
632:
630:
623:
615:
607:
600:
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598:
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594:
591:
590:
583:
581:
579:
571:
563:
562:
561:
553:
545:
544:
543:
541:
539:
536:
535:
530:
528:
521:
514:
512:
510:
507:
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496:
494:
487:
485:
483:
480:
479:
474:
473:
466:
465:
456:
454:
452:
445:
438:
436:
434:
431:
430:
425:
424:
416:
415:
406:
404:
402:
395:
393:
391:
384:
383:
380:
379:
375:
374:
367:
366:
363:
362:
348:
347:
344:
337:
336:
333:
329:
328:
323:
317:
316:
313:standard gauge
287:
281:
280:
277:
273:
272:
269:
265:
264:
260:
259:
256:
252:
251:
247:
246:
244:
243:
238:
228:
218:
207:
205:
201:
200:
198:
197:
192:
187:
185:GB Railfreight
182:
177:
171:
169:
165:
164:
159:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
129:
128:
123:
117:
115:
111:
110:
108:
107:
102:
97:
91:
89:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
57:Melton Mowbray
47:Central Trains
45:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5784:
5773:
5770:
5768:
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5753:
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5725:
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5699:
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5585:
5582:
5581:
5579:
5575:
5569:
5566:
5564:
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5556:
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5553:Cotswold Line
5551:
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5544:
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5335:
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5280:
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5277:Buxton line
5267:Barton line
4936:Manningtree
4837:North–South
4694:15 November
4654:22 February
4191:Haven ports
4111:Class 153
4024:Aberystwyth
3919:as part of
2879:Whissendine
1816:Elmesthorpe
1029:Water Orton
820:Birmingham
285:Track gauge
195:DB Cargo UK
168:Operator(s)
73:Operational
5721:Categories
5599:Chase Line
5501:Main lines
5025:Abbey Line
4931:Colchester
4916:Chelmsford
4761:11 January
4736:26 January
4495:11 January
4310:References
4100:Class 222
4093:Class 158
4086:Class 170
4075:Nottingham
4036:Shrewsbury
3995:Class 156
3991:Class 150s
3803:Since the
3779:Birmingham
1889:Narborough
152:Heavy rail
50:Class 170
5442:Peak Rail
5002:Cambridge
4970:Secondary
4926:Marks Tey
4911:Shenfield
4849:Stevenage
4242:Phase 2b
4221:Phase 2a
4088:Turbostar
4043:Leicester
4006:Cambridge
3962:Class 105
3946:Railtrack
3833:container
3821:Cambridge
3783:Leicester
3282:Essendine
3103:Luffenham
2229:Leicester
927:Stechford
829:(site of
345:Route map
279:Secondary
276:Character
263:Technical
231:Class 222
225:Turbostar
221:Class 170
211:Class 156
52:Turbostar
5689:Heritage
5380:Heritage
5129:Heritage
5070:Fen line
4379:Archived
4277:and the
4210:Phase 1
4158:Proposer
4107:Spalding
4102:Meridian
4079:Stamford
3986:Sprinter
3977:Class 31
3956:Services
3881:in 1867.
3827:via the
3811:and the
3799:Stamford
3791:Nuneaton
3443:Helpston
3341:Wansford
3178:Stamford
2543:Asfordby
2481:Brooksby
1794:Hinckley
1613:Nuneaton
1224:Shustoke
833:station)
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304: in
235:Meridian
215:Sprinter
135:Stations
65:Overview
5215:Primary
4946:Norwich
4941:Ipswich
4876:Bedford
4830:Primary
4774:Sources
4028:Chester
4014:Norwich
3973:Norwich
3911:in the
3871:Wigston
3843:History
2934:Ashwell
2459:Rearsby
859:Saltley
299:⁄
250:History
143:Service
114:Termini
59:in 2006
5018:Others
4921:Witham
4063:Oakham
3981:Mark 1
3886:Syston
3795:Oakham
3789:, via
3498:Walton
3343:branch
3284:branch
3080:branch
3078:Seaton
3014:Manton
2992:Oakham
2503:Frisby
2382:Syston
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255:Opened
158:System
88:Locale
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4871:Luton
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