Marylebone Centenary - Marylebone Station, London, UK
N 51° 31.349 W 000° 09.757
30U E 696835 N 5711746
The plaque is to commemorate the centenary of Marylebone Station in 1999.
Waymark Code: WMD9A2
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/08/2011
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The black, red and green enamel painted plaque is on the station's concourse. The co-ordinates given are for the entrance to the station shown in the photographs. To reach the plaque, enter the station by this entrance and then turn left and the plaque is about 40 metres straight ahead.
The plaque reads:
"Marylebone Station / Centenary 1899 - 1999 / This plaque unveiled by / His Honour Edgar Fay Q.C. / Son of Sir Sam Fay, General Manager / of the Great Central Railway 1902-1922 / 15th March 1999".
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Marylebone station, also known as London Marylebone, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It stands midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from each. Originally the London terminus of the ill-fated Great Central Main Line, it now serves as the terminus of the Chiltern Main Line route.
Opened in 1899, it is the youngest of London's mainline terminal stations, and also one of the smallest, having opened with half the number of platforms originally planned. It is also the only terminal station in London to host only diesel trains, having no electrified lines. From 1967 for many years it was served only by diesel multiple-unit trains (DMUs). Occasionally special trains hauled by diesel or steam locomotives also visit Marylebone.
Two new platforms have been added recently to cope with an increase in services and a growing number of passengers.
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