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History of Cambridge Railway notes by Enid Porter

History of Cambridge Railway notes by Enid Porter

A typewritten document about 1821 railway proposals with the handwritten heading Proposal I above the typed text.

Railway History

Typed document with handwritten corrections describing 1825 railway proposals, followed by a handwritten note identifying the men.

Railway History

A typewritten document dated 27 September 1834 detailing railway history with handwritten annotations in black ink.

Railway History

Typed historical document dated 1836 detailing proposed railway lines and legislation regarding routes through Cambridge.

Railway History

Typewritten document detailing the history of planned railway lines around Cambridge with handwritten ink corrections.

Railway History

Typewritten historical document detailing two railway proposals from 1841, with some phrases underscored in black ink.

Railway History

A typed document dated 1844 listing clauses from an Act regarding university regulations and the Eastern Counties Railway.

Railway History

Typewritten document containing historical notes about the development of the railway network around Cambridge in the 1840s.

Railway History

A typed document detailing 1845 railway history in Cambridge, with handwritten notes in red ink added to the bottom half.

Railway History

Typewritten document about 1846 railway history, with handwritten annotations in red ink at the bottom of the page.

Railway History

A typewritten historical document detailing the timeline of railway legislation between Cambridge and Oxford from 1846 to 1851.

Railway History

A typed historical document on white paper about the development of the railway in Cambridge, with some handwritten underlining.

Railway History

A typed document describing Cambridge railway history, featuring a handwritten note at the bottom in black ink.

Railway History

Typewritten document listing dates and railway company abbreviations for various train routes entering Cambridge.

Railway History

A document fragment with the year 1850 and typewritten text stating a railway bill was rejected by the Commons.

Railway History

A document typed in black ink on white paper detailing concerns about the safety and management of the Eastern Counties Railway.

Railway History

Typewritten document recording that the railway from Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds opened for passenger traffic on 1st April 1854.

Railway History

Typewritten document titled EAGLE ENGINE detailing the history of a locomotive and the Headly Brothers' foundry in Cambridge.

Railway History

A typed historical document describing railway developments in 1847 with a handwritten diagonal ink line crossing the text.

Railway History

Typed document detailing railway building problems on peat soil, with some handwritten corrections throughout the text.

Railway History

Typewritten document titled Josiah Chater on the Railway containing a chronological list of notes about the Cambridge railway.

Railway History

A scanned document showing typewritten historical notes about the layout and architectural alterations of a railway station.

Railway History

A typed historical document containing notes on railway memories, mentioning the opening of the station and local impacts.

Railway History

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