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Standing on northbound platform of the station, whose ticket office and other buildings were up a flight of steps in Hillmorton Road.

Rugby Central was on the Great Central Railway - Britain's first high speed rail line. This photo was taken early in September 1966, just before services between Rugby and London were withdrawn and the line torn up. The three coach local train is waiting for an express train to come into the platform. When the express has passed, the local will back on to the main line and draw forward to the platform. Above and to the left of the heads of the people on the platform it is just possible to see the water tank from which the steam locomotives would have filled their tanks.

A wetlands area

Looking south along the former platform at Rugby Central station. Rugby Central was on the Great Central Railway (GCR) route from London Marylebone to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. Originally titled the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, the company name was changed to the more impressive Great Central Railway when the London extension was opened in 1899. The extension was the last main line to reach London and was characterised by massive engineering works to aid fast running. It was also built with sufficient clearances to accommodate continental European rolling stock. In 1923 the GCR was merged into the newly-formed London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) which, in its turn, became part of the Eastern Region British Railways in 1948. Services on the GCR route were run down during the early 1960s and the line finally closed in 1966, the track being dismantled shortly after closure. Rugby Central was situated in a deep cutting about half-a-mile east of the town centre. Like other GCR stations, it featured a single island platform between the up and down lines. Access to the platforms was from the bridge carrying Hilmorton Road over the north end of the station. There were also passing loops, an extensive goods yard and a goods shed. For a view of Rugby Central during the last days of steam operation see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/560243 . For other Geograph images of the station see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/122878 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/914668 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120259 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120298 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1609608 , and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1121355 . For more information and photographs of Rugby Central see the Warwickshire Railways website http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lner/rugbygr.htm .

Looking north along the former platform of Rugby Central station on the Great Central Railway (GCR) route from London Marylebone to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. Originally titled the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, the company name was changed to the more impressive Great Central Railway when the London extension was opened in 1899. The extension was the last main line to reach London and was characterised by massive engineering works to aid fast running. It was also built with sufficient clearances to accommodate continental European rolling stock. In 1923 the GCR was merged into the newly-formed London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) which, in its turn, became part of the Eastern Region British Railways in 1948. Services on the GCR route were run down during the early 1960s and the line finally closed in 1966, the track being dismantled shortly after closure. Rugby Central was situated in a deep cutting about half-a-mile east of the town centre. Like other GCR stations, it featured a single island platform between the up and down lines. Access to the platforms was from the bridge carrying Hilmorton Road over the north end of the station. There were also passing loops, an extensive goods yard and a goods shed. For a view of Rugby Central during the last days of steam operation see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/560243 . For other Geograph images of the station see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/122878 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/914668 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120259 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120298 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1609608 , and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1121355 . For more information and photographs of Rugby Central see the Warwickshire Railways website http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lner/rugbygr.htm .

Looking north along the former island platform at Rugby Central station towards Hillmorton Road bridge. Rugby Central station was on the Great Central Railway (GCR) route from London Marylebone to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. Originally titled the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, the company name was changed to the more impressive Great Central Railway when the London extension was opened in 1899. The extension was the last main line to reach London and was characterised by massive engineering works to aid fast running. It was also built with sufficient clearances to accommodate continental European rolling stock. In 1923 the GCR was merged into the newly-formed London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) which, in its turn, became part of the Eastern Region British Railways in 1948. Services on the GCR route were run down during the early 1960s and the London extension line finally closed in 1966, the track being dismantled shortly after closure. Rugby Central was situated in a deep cutting about half a mile east of the town centre. Like other GCR stations, it featured a single island platform between the up and down lines. Access to the platforms was from the bridge carrying Hillmorton Road over the north end of the station. There were also passing loops, an extensive goods yard and a goods shed. For a view of Rugby Central during the last days of steam operation see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/560243 . For other Geograph images of the station see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/122878 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/914668 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120259 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120298 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1609608 , and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1121355 . For more information and photographs of Rugby Central see the Warwickshire Railways website http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lner/rugbygr.htm .

Looking north along the former down (northbound) face of the island platform at Rugby Central station. Rugby Central was on the Great Central Railway (GCR) route from London Marylebone to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. Originally titled the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, the company name was changed to the more impressive Great Central Railway when the London extension was opened in 1899. The extension was the last main line to reach London and was characterised by massive engineering works to aid fast running. It was also built with sufficient clearances to accommodate continental European rolling stock. In 1923 the GCR was merged into the newly-formed London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) which, in its turn, became part of the Eastern Region British Railways in 1948. Services on the GCR route were run down during the early 1960s and the line finally closed in 1966, the track being dismantled shortly after closure. Rugby Central was situated in a deep cutting about half-a-mile east of the town centre. Like other GCR stations, it featured a single island platform between the up and down lines. Access to the platforms was from the bridge carrying Hilmorton Road over the north end of the station. There were also passing loops, an extensive goods yard and a goods shed. For a view of Rugby Central during the last days of steam operation see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/560243 . For other Geograph images of the station see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/122878 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/914668 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120259 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120298 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1609608 , and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1121355 . For more information and photographs of Rugby Central see the Warwickshire Railways website http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lner/rugbygr.htm .

The ramp at the up (south) end of the former platform at Rugby Central station. Rugby Central station was on the Great Central Railway (GCR) route from London Marylebone to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. Originally entitled the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, the company name was changed to the more impressive Great Central Railway when the London extension was opened in 1899. The extension was the last main line to reach London and was characterised by massive engineering works to aid fast running. It was also built with sufficient clearances to accommodate continental European rolling stock. In 1923 the GCR was merged into the newly-formed London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) which, in its turn, became part of the Eastern Region British Railways in 1948. Services on the GCR route were run down during the early 1960s and the London extension finally closed in 1966, the track being dismantled shortly after closure. Rugby Central was situated in a deep cutting about half-a-mile east of the town centre. Like other GCR stations, it featured a single island platform between the up and down lines. Access to the platforms was from the bridge carrying Hillmorton Road over the north end of the station. There were also passing loops, an extensive goods yard and a goods shed. For a view of Rugby Central during the last days of steam operation see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/560243 . For other Geograph images of the station see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/122878 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/914668 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120259 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1120298 , http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1609608 , and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1121355 . For more information and photographs of Rugby Central see the Warwickshire Railways website http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lner/rugbygr.htm .

Part of the old Rugby Central station platform still discernible through the vegetation.