Eastern Counties Railway facts for kids

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Eastern Counties Railway
Dates of operation 1839–1862
Successor Great Eastern Railway

The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) was an English railway company which began operating on 20 June 1839. It ran a train service from a temporary terminus at Mile End to Romford. This is now part of the Great Eastern Main Line. The line was extended the following year to a new London terminus at Shoreditch (later renamed Bishopsgate) and the line was subsequently extended to cover the 51 miles between London and Colchester.

Images for kids

  • ECR(1851) p13 - Our Starting Train

    Eastern Counties Railway train, probably at Bishopsgate c1851

  • ECR(1851) p19a - Stratford Works

    Stratford Works

  • Eastern Counties Railway 1st Class carriage (6871499195)

    Eastern Counties Railway 1st Class carriage


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