A history of the East Coast Main Line

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgements Contents Introduction Chapter 1 The Great Route to the North before the Railway Chapter 2 Beginnings North of the Border Chapter 3 Heading North from Newcastle Chapter 4 London to Leeds and York Chapter 5 Bridging the Biggest Gaps: The Aberdeen ‘Extension’ Chapter 6 Sturrock: Shrinking Distance through Speed Chapter 7 The Singular Racing Days Chapter 8 After the Goldrush: Britain’s First Atlantics Chapter 9 The New Golden Age of Steam Chapter 10 The Duck that Downed the Eagle Chapter 11 What’s in a Name? Chapter 12 King’s Cross – The True King of Termini Chapter 13 Leamside: The Forgotten Main Line Chapter 14 When Diesels Reigned Supreme! Chapter 15 Beeching, Serpell and Electrification Chapter 16 Reach for the Stars: The Selby Diversion Chapter 17 Scotsman’s Modern-Day Successors Chapter 18 A New Steam Star for the Twenty-First Century Chapter 19 The National Railway Museum: Jewel in the East Coast Crown Chapter 20 Gresley’s A4s: Demise and Regathering Chapter 21 The Return of the King Chapter 22 The East Coast’s Darkest Days Index