Hitchin and the GNR 1850 - 2000

David Howlett

Maps: Tony Handscombe.
Illustrations: Caroline Frith, Daphne Gibson, Carola Scupham, James Willis.
Photos: Hitchin Museum and the Historical Model Railway Society

Railways are a British invention dating from 1804. In 1847 work began on the London to York railway which became the Great Northern Railway, and the first public train arrived in Hitchin in 1850. This ‘Railway Trail’ illustrates the changes that can still be seen around the town as a result of the arrival of the railway to the town.

About the author

David Howlett is chairman of the Society.

Price 30p
© Hitchin Historical Society in association with Hitchin Museum 2000
Sponsored by West Anglia Great Northern Railway Ltd
ISBN 0 9512109 9 8

This page was last updated on 25 May 2007