L1536 - Construction of Leicester Central Station and turntable

iBase ID

9999

Title

Description

L1356 - Construction of Leicester Central Station, circa 1897. In the foreground, the turntable is nearing completion. This revolving platform would later be fitted with a stretch of track, and would enable locomotives to both turn around, and move from one line to another. This part of the London Extension (Contract No.2, Leake to Aylestone) was built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L1536.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

Exhibitions with this image

L1356 - Construction of Leicester Central Station, circa 1897. In the foreground, the turntable is nearing completion. This revolving platform would later be fitted with a stretch of track, and would enable locomotives to both turn around, and move from one line to another. This part of the London Extension (Contract No.2, Leake to Aylestone) was built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found here

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

File metadata

File name

3702.jpg

File size

1.80 MB

File extension

JPEG