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A London Midland & Scottish Parcel Stamp for Tring The line through Tring was part of the LMS railway between 1923 and 1948, when British Rail was formed. |
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The London to Birmingham Railway was built by George Stevenson and was the first railway line built out of London. Where it crossed the Chiltern Hills a very significant cutting was excavated at Tring, initially for two lines, but later widened to carry four lines. Tring station opened in 1837 and its rural situation required services to be available and the brother of William Brown the Auctioneer opened the impressive Royal Hotel the following year. This provided food, drink, accommodation and horse transport for arriving passengers. To speed the journey between the town and the station a new road was constructed, Station Road, bypassing Pendley. It became part of the London & North Western Railway in 1846, |
 Ordnance Survey of Tring Station, surveyed 1877 |
FEATURES Gasworks with Gasometer Signal Box? between the tracks Bridge carrying road from Tring to Aldbury Station Master's House with garden on other side of road. Royal Hotel with staff accommodation and stables 11 Webb standard design Cottages for staff. with 11 allotments on the opposite side of the road Marshalling Yard with large shed Signal Box? between the slow lines (east) and fast lines (west) Buildings (including cottages/) on West of lines Coal Binns |
