Location : Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire East Northamptonshire, Charnwood, Melton, South Kesteven Rutland, City of Peterborough Helpston, Etton, Teigh, Glinton, Marholm, Ketton, North Luffenham, Hoby with Rotherby, Frisby on the Wreake, Queniborough, Syston, East Goscote, Whissendine, Langham, South Luffenham, Easton on the Hill, Pilton, Egleton, Oakham, Barleythorpe, Wing, Gunthorpe, Manton, Barrow, Cottesmore, Ashwell, Wymondham, Freeby, Kirby Bellars, Thrussington, Stamford, Tinwell, Uffington, St. Martin's Without, Barnack, Rearsby, Bainton, Wothorpe Non Civil Parish
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Summary : Syston and Peterborough Railway, built to link Stamford and Peterborough. The Syston - Melton Mowbray, and Stamford - Peterborough sections were opened in 1846, but due to opposition, the Melton Mowbray section's openeing was delayed until 1848. Part of the line was later used for express trains between London and Nottingham, which resulted in the sharp curve at Saxby being eliminated in 1892. The area served by the railway was a popular fox-hunting district, and during the hunting season, large numbers of hunters and their entourage, particularly from London, used the railway. |