Great Central Railway
Dates
| / /1866 | South Eastern Railway Sir Edward Watkin (of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway) becomes chairman. |
| / /1897 | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company re-named the Great Central Railway. |
| 15/03/1899 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Line opened from Annesley North Junction to Quainton Road, and from Canfield Place to London Marylebone. |
| 01/01/1923 | North British Railway
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
Great North of Scotland Railway
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Gifford and Garvald Railway
Newburgh and North Fife Railway
Lauder Light Railway
Great Central Railway Grouped into London and North Eastern Railway. |
| 01/02/1958 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Route transferred to British Railways London Midland Region. |
| 02/01/1960 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Express trains withdrawn from route and replaced with 3 semi fast services. |
| 10/03/1960 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Sunday trains withdrawn. |
| 03/03/1963 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Local services withdrawn and local stations closed. |
| /06/1964 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Woodford depot closed. |
| / /1965 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Express freights from Annesley to Woodford Halse withdrawn. |
| 05/09/1966 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Line closed from Rugby Central to Quainton Road. Rugby Central to Nottingham Victoria remains open for local service. |
| /09/1967 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Nottingham Victoria closed and Rugby Central service cut back to Arkwright Street. |
| 05/05/1969 | London Extension (Great Central Railway) Nottingham to Rugby closed. |
