London and Birmingham Railway

The London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 until 1846, at which date it became a constituent part of the London and North Western Railway. The railway line that the company built and owned between London and Birmingham was, when it opened in 1838, one of the first intercity railway lines in the world and the first railway line to be built into London.

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Railway - United Kingdom - 1833 - 1846 - London and North Western Railway - London - Birmingham - 1838

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The line was engineered by Robert Stephenson. It started at Euston station in London, and travelled north-north-westward until reaching Rugby, where it turned west to Coventry and thence to Birmingham.

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Robert Stephenson - Euston station - Rugby - Coventry

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In Birmingham the line terminated at Curzon Street Station, which it shared with the Grand Junction Railway (GJR), whose platforms were adjacent, thus providing a link to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), and allowing onward travel by rail from London to those cities.

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Curzon Street Station - Grand Junction Railway - Liverpool and Manchester Railway

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