Stratford, London

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Stratford is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London.

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London Borough of Newham - East London

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In 1847 the land was open country outside London, and Stratford was built as a 'new town' initially called "Hudson' Town" after George Hudson the railway entrepreneur and it was the location of the Eastern Counties Railway's railway works. Their first locomotives, built from 1850, were passenger tank locomotives, designed by J.V.Gooch, brother of the GWR's Daniel Gooch. There was also the first recorded attempt at a Compound locomotive using a modified two-cylinder goods engine. The works continued to make a few new engines, 11 in 1920 for instance, but its main occupation was repairs and major overhauls. Throughout its life it was also a carriage works. It closed in 1963.

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1847 - George Hudson - Eastern Counties Railway - 1850 - Tank locomotive - GWR - Daniel Gooch - Compound locomotive - 1920 - 1963

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Stratford is a major shopping centre and contains Newham's cultural quarter centred around the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Stratford Circus. Stratford station and adjacent bus station is a major transport hub and in 2007 will be the location of Stratford International station on the Channel Tunnel rail link.

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Theatre Royal Stratford East - Stratford station - 2007 - Stratford International station - Channel Tunnel rail link

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Stratford will be the location of the main Olympic Park, which will contain a significant number of venues to be used in the 2012 Summer Olympics, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, and London Velopark. Stratford has been a focus of regeneration for some years and as of 2005 the 73 hectare brownfield railway lands to the north of the town centre and station are to be redeveloped in a multi-billion pound scheme called Stratford City which will form a new purpose-built community of 5,000 homes, offices, retail spaces, schools, public spaces, municipal and other facilities. It is hoped that this will become a major metropolitan centre for East London. Part of Stratford City will serve as the Olympic Village.

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Olympic Park - 2012 Summer Olympics - Olympic Stadium - Aquatics Centre - London Velopark - As of 2005 - Stratford City - Olympic Village

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