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The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking Birmingham, Leicester and Peterborough, via Nuneaton and Oakham.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Route 19 - Midland Main Line and East Midlands )〕 Since the Beeching Axe railway closures in the 1960s, it is the only direct railway link between the West Midlands and the East of England. The line is important for cross-country passenger services, East of Peterborough, the route gives access from the Midlands to various locations in the east of England, such as , and via the West Anglia lines. It is also strategically important for freight, as it allows container trains from the Port of Felixstowe to travel to the Midlands and beyond. ==History== The present route is an amalgamation of lines that were built by separate companies. The sections were: *The route from Birmingham to was built for the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway in 1840, which later became part of the Midland Railway. *The line from Whitacre junction to Nuneaton was built by the Midland Railway, and opened in 1864. *The line between Nuneaton and Wigston was built by the South Leicestershire Railway and was also completed in 1864.〔()〕 *The section between Wigston and via Leicester was built for the Midland Counties Railway (a forerunner of the Midland Railway) in 1840. It is now part of the Midland Main Line. *The eastern section, the Syston and Peterborough Railway, was built for the Midland Railway and opened in 1846. The entire route became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 grouping, and the LMS was nationalised on 1 January 1948 as part of British Railways. Most Birmingham-Leicester passenger trains were taken over by diesel units from 14 April 1958, taking about 79 minutes between the two cities.〔Railway Magazine June 1958 p. 432〕 In 1977 the Parliamentary Select Committee on Nationalised Industries recommended considering electrification of more of Britain's rail network. By 1979 BR presented a range of options to do so by 2000, some of which included the Birmingham to Peterborough Line. Under the 1979–90 Conservative governments that succeeded the 1976–79 Labour government, the proposal was not implemented. The route was privatised in the 1990s as part of Railtrack and is now part of Network Rail. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birmingham to Peterborough Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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