Bow

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Bow

Opened on the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway.

Chronology Dates

  /  /1865Devon and Cornwall Railway
Devon and Cornwall Railway opened from Coleford Junction to North Tawton. Stations opened at Bow, North Tawton.
  /  /1972Devon and Cornwall Railway
Regular passenger service to Bow, North Tawton, Sampford Courtenay and Okehampton ends.

News items

09/08/2022MV Glen Sannox returns to Port Glasgow [Ferguson Marine]
26/04/2022Milestone at Ferguson Marine for Hull 802 as resources ramp-up | Ferguson Marine [Ferguson Marine]
02/09/2021Bulbous bow installed on second CalMac ferry at Ferguson Marine [Greenock Telegraph]
15/02/2021Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years [BBC News]
02/12/2020Waverley needs a new bow after crash that ended 2020 season [Greenock Telegraph]
18/08/2020New Arran ferry's bulbous bow replaced in 400k dry dock repairs [Ardrossan Herald]
13/01/2020Work on £8m railway station at Bow Street gets under way [BBC News]
29/05/2018Largs station community garden opens to all [ScotRail]
28/07/2017Five new rail stations to 'boost' regional economies [BBC News]
27/04/2017New railway station plans for Wales chosen for scrutiny [BBC News]

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Greater London v. 3 (Regional Railway History)

A Very Political Railway: The Rescue of the North London Line

North London Line: Broad Street to Willesden Jn. via Hamstead Heath (London Suburban Railways)

North London Railway: A Pictorial Record

The North London Railway

The North London Railway

The North London Railway (The Oakwood Library of Railway History)

The North London Railway 1846-2012: New Updated and Expanded Version

The North London Railway: 1950's Railway Operating (The District Controller's View)