LNER Route: Leicester to Marylebone

Rugby Central Station: gcrcs58

An unidentified GCR 4-4-0 hauls one of the first trains to leave Rugby's GC station when opened in 1899. The three coach train was all that was required to service semi-fast services throughout most of the lines life. Whilst the directors had thought they would be able to attract passengers from their competitors such as the Midland Railway and the LNWR this did not happen. The fact that the line south of Rugby did not serve major population centres did not help either so the line made most of its revenue from the transportation of goods.

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