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| London Railway Stations Euston |
| In 1833, Robert Stephenson was appointed by the London and Birmingham Railway Company to oversee the construction of the first railway line into London.This line ran from Curzon Street Station in Birmingham to Euston Station, a distance of about 112 miles and took 20,000 men five years to construct at a cost of £5.5 million. Stephenson's original plan was to construct the railway through north London, terminating at the site of the present King's Cross station, but he encountered so much opposition from landowners that he had to build the line through Tring, Watford and Harrow, to its site at Euston.The station opened on 20 July 1837. The entrance to the Station was marked by an imposing Doric arch which was demolished in 1962 when the station was modernised. At first the station had only two platforms, one for arrivals and one for departures, but in 1846, and again in 1873 and 1892 the station was extended, and in 1916 a new booking hall was opened. |
| This old postcard shows the Doric Arch which was built at the entrance to Euston, and which was demolished when the station was rebuilt in 1962. |
| Until 1844, trains had to be pulled up the hill to Camden Town by cables as they did not have enough power to get there under their own steam. |
| There is a memorial to those employees of the LNWR who perished in the First World War - please follow this link for more details. |
| A statue of Robert Stephenson was erected and has been retained in the present forecourt following the demolition of the original station. This bronze sculpture was by Carlo Marochetti. |
| In the early 1960s it was decided that the old Euston was no longer adequate for the 20th Century. The station was demolished in 1961-2 and replaced by a new building, which opened in 1968. It has recently (2007) been announced that the "new" Euston, considered by many to be an architectural disaster, will also be demolished, and there are hopes that the old entrance arch will be rebuilt as part of the new development. |
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| The Euston Hotel. |
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| An interesting old postcard showing the American Special about to leave Euston for Liverpool. |
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| The Scotch Express leaving Euston. (Z) |
| The down American Special at Euston. (Z) |
| "View of Euston and Camden widening from no 4 Signal Box. |
| The Great Hall and the statue of Robert Stephenson. (Z) |
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