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London station

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Interior of Charing Cross station, 1864. The railway age began in London with the construction in 1834 of the London & Greenwich Railway, a local passenger line. The first inter-city route, London to Birmingham, opened in 1837 and most major lines were completed during the next 30 years.

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Dug-out boat/ Charing Cross station/ Sedan chair
 

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