Remains of the Seaton to Uppingham railway
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Remains of the Seaton to Uppingham railway
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 9 Mar 2014
It is believed that Edward Thring, the great Headmaster of Uppingham School from 1853 to 1887, raised objection to the construction of a main line railway through the town. As a result, a branch line from Seaton was not built until 1894, very late in the development of Britain's rail network. The service was very sparse - as a child growing up in Uppingham in the 1930s and 1940s, I never travelled on this line despite the paucity of alternative public transport. The line was closed to passengers in 1960, but school "Specials" continued until 1964.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.582891
Longitude
-0.704718