What is Eastern Counties Railway?
{{Infobox rail | railroad_name = Eastern Counties Railway | logo_filename = | logo_size = | system_map = | map_caption = | map_size = | marks = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | locale = | start_year = 1839 | end_year = 1862 | predecessor_line = | successor_line = [[Great Eastern Railway]] | gauge = | old_gauge = | electrification = | length = | hq_city = | website = }} The '''Eastern Counties Railway''' (ECR) was an [[England|English]] railway company which began operating on 20 June 1839. It ran a train service from a temporary terminus at [[Mile End]] to [[Romford]]. This is now part of the [[Great Eastern Main Line]]. The line was extended the following year to a new London terminus at Shoreditch (later renamed [[Bishopsgate railway station|Bishopsgate]]) and the line was subsequently extended to cover the 51 miles between London and [[Colchester]]. {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Pre-grouping British railway companies]] [[Category:Rail transport in London]] [[Category:1839 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1830s establishments in England]] [[Category:19th-century disestablishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1860s disestablishments in Europe]]