Blisworth railway station Blisworth railway station Blisworth railway station was opened by the London and Birmingham Railway in Blisworth, Northamptonshire in 1838. The station was opened on 17 September 1838. In 1845 the L&BR opened their Northampton and Peterborough Railway, a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton from a junction nearby. In 1853 the station was rebuilt to the north, closer to the junction to facilitate changing trains. In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. In 1866 a line was opened to Banbury by the Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway. This
Harecastle Tunnel towpath was removed to increase the width of the tunnel and improve air capacity in the tunnel. Harecastle Tunnel Harecastle Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Staffordshire between Kidsgrove and Tunstall. The tunnel, which is long, was once one of the longest in the country. Its industrial purpose was for the transportation of coal to the kilns in the Staffordshire Potteries. The canal runs under Harecastle Hill near Goldenhill, the highest district in Stoke-on-Trent. Although described singularly as a tunnel, Harecastle is actually two separate but parallel tunnels built almost 50 years apart. The