Leicester and Swannington Railway

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#Railway_lines_opened_in_1832
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#1830_establishments_in_England
#British_companies_established_in_1830
Route of the railway The Leicester and Swannington Railway （L&S） was one of England's first railways, being opened on 17 July 1832 to bring coal from collieries in west Leicestershire to Leicester.
John Ellis by John Lucas The construction of the railway was a pivotal moment in the transport history of East Midlands, which was characterised by fierce rivalry between the coalmasters of Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
Through the latter half of the eighteenth century, the Leicestershire miners, using horses and carts, had been at a disadvantage compared to those in Nottinghamshire, who had access to the Erewash Canal and the Soar Navigation.
In 1794 the latter was extended to Leicester.
A branch – the Charnwood Forest Canal – opened up the Leicester trade but, in 1799, part of it collapsed, closing it.
In 1828 William Stenson observed the success of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and, with John Ellis, and his son Robert, travelled to see George Stephenson where he was building the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Stephenson visited Leicester on their invitation and agreed to become involved.
The first meeting to discuss the line was held at the Bell Inn in Leicester, where subscriptions amounting to £58,250 were raised.
The remainder of the £90,000 was raised through Stephenson's financial contacts in Liverpool.
The line obtained the Royal Assent in 1830 and the first part opened in 1832.
The line was only the fifth such line to be authorised, opening six years before the London and Birmingham, and required techniques, par...

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