Another Leeds transport first.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 26 Sep, 2008 10:24 pm

September 26th 1879: The world's first railway dining car was introduced in Britain on the line between London and Leeds. Another first for Leeds.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Fri 26 Sep, 2008 11:31 pm

Perhaps the first in Britain but not the world...http://www.foodreference.com/html/fdiningcars.html

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Fri 26 Sep, 2008 11:40 pm

And first nail in the coffin for Normanton, whose station dining rooms fed vast crowds of passengers travelling on the Manchester-York railway.Travelling during childhood on the Thames-Clyde Express, I always knew Leeds was near as the train passed through Normanton, still a big station. Not like now.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 27 Sep, 2008 12:08 am

Uno Hoo wrote: And first nail in the coffin for Normanton, whose station dining rooms fed vast crowds of passengers travelling on the Manchester-York railway.Travelling during childhood on the Thames-Clyde Express, I always knew Leeds was near as the train passed through Normanton, still a big station. Not like now. I was going to say that It was at Normanton that the Manchester and Leeds (later Lancashire and Yorkshire) met the Midland and gained access to Leeds over it's lines. Normanton was a significant junction in those days.

Fleetline · Post by **Fleetline** » Mon 29 Sep, 2008 1:37 pm

Don't forget that Normanton was on the Midland Mainline with London -Scotland trains passing through

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Mon 29 Sep, 2008 10:50 pm

Fleetline wrote: Don't forget that Normanton was on the Midland Mainline with London -Scotland trains passing through But not at the time we are talking about. The Settle to Carlisle stretch had not yet been built. The Midland terminated at Leeds. Access to Scotland was via the York and North Midland which runs across from Sheffield to Church Fenton and then to York.

gazza77 · Post by **gazza77** » Thu 16 Oct, 2008 3:12 pm

Trojan wrote: Uno Hoo wrote: And first nail in the coffin for Normanton, whose station dining rooms fed vast crowds of passengers travelling on the Manchester-York railway.Travelling during childhood on the Thames-Clyde Express, I always knew Leeds was near as the train passed through Normanton, still a big station. Not like now. I was going to say that It was at Normanton that the Manchester and Leeds (later Lancashire and Yorkshire) met the Midland and gained access to Leeds over it's lines. Normanton was a significant junction in those days. Bit off topic, but does anyone have or know a link to any good photos of the old station at Normanton before it was demolished in the early 80s?