Great Central Railway Braunston & Willoughby
Welcome to Part 6 of our 'Ghosts of the GCR mainline' series.
We're still making our way north on the abandoned Great Central Railway and we've crossed into Warwickshire.
We're in the village of Willoughby, where the Great Central passed through with a station and goods shed. Little remains of the station, but we can see remains of the bridge which crossed the main road and the former station entrance. This former station has carried a few different names. From opening in 1899 it was known as Willoughby for Daventry (Daventry being only 6 miles away). In 1904 is was renamed Braunston and Willoughby for Daventry (cramming in the place names there). In 1938 is was renamed Braunston and Willoughby and it closed with this name in 1957. Braunston is another nearby village. The station masters house still stands today.
Meanwhile, just to the north of the station you will find the old semephore signal post. Standing all alone at the side of a field where the railway cutting once passed.
***About this series***
We are visiting various locations on the GCR between Culworth Junction in Northamptonshire and Rugby in Warwickshire. Visiting former station sites, bridges, junctions, old infrastructure, viaducts, tunnels and some other interesting stuff.
Great Central Mainline was built as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway. Opening in 1899, it was designed to be as straight as possible with as little gradient as possible. Speed was the aim and express trains travelled between London Marylebone, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. It was the last UK mainline to be built before HS1 over a century later.
It thrived initially, however with a lack of upkeep, neglect and dwindling usage, it was mothballed during the great railway rationalisation of Dr Beeching in the 1960s - known as the Beeching Axe. Lost railway artefacts and relics are left scattered along the route.
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Видео Great Central Railway Braunston & Willoughby канала Wobbly Runner Exploring
We're still making our way north on the abandoned Great Central Railway and we've crossed into Warwickshire.
We're in the village of Willoughby, where the Great Central passed through with a station and goods shed. Little remains of the station, but we can see remains of the bridge which crossed the main road and the former station entrance. This former station has carried a few different names. From opening in 1899 it was known as Willoughby for Daventry (Daventry being only 6 miles away). In 1904 is was renamed Braunston and Willoughby for Daventry (cramming in the place names there). In 1938 is was renamed Braunston and Willoughby and it closed with this name in 1957. Braunston is another nearby village. The station masters house still stands today.
Meanwhile, just to the north of the station you will find the old semephore signal post. Standing all alone at the side of a field where the railway cutting once passed.
***About this series***
We are visiting various locations on the GCR between Culworth Junction in Northamptonshire and Rugby in Warwickshire. Visiting former station sites, bridges, junctions, old infrastructure, viaducts, tunnels and some other interesting stuff.
Great Central Mainline was built as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway. Opening in 1899, it was designed to be as straight as possible with as little gradient as possible. Speed was the aim and express trains travelled between London Marylebone, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. It was the last UK mainline to be built before HS1 over a century later.
It thrived initially, however with a lack of upkeep, neglect and dwindling usage, it was mothballed during the great railway rationalisation of Dr Beeching in the 1960s - known as the Beeching Axe. Lost railway artefacts and relics are left scattered along the route.
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Buy me a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/wobblyrunner
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Видео Great Central Railway Braunston & Willoughby канала Wobbly Runner Exploring
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