Although Midland was historically Democratic, in recent years it has become heavily Republican.

Although he is best known for his Gothic revival churches, Scott felt that the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras railway station | St Pancras station was his most successful project.

Although he remained the Head Gardener at Chatsworth until 1858, he was also able to undertake outside work such as the Crystal Palace and his directorship of the Midland Railway.

Although construction and interior finishes works were largely complete by the December of 2010, legal disputes between London Midland, Network Rail and Centro caused delay to the opening of the entrance by over a year.

Although once served by two railway lines ( the Great Western Railway and the Midland and South Western Junction Railway ) the town no longer has any direct rail access.

Although one eleventh-century source claims that Coenwulf's son, Cynehelm, briefly succeeded to the throne, it is more likely that Ceolwulf, Coenwulf's brother, was the next king .< ref name = Kenelm > See Alan Thacker, " Kings, Saints and Monasteries in Pre-Viking Mercia ", in Midland History, 1985, p. 8,

Although UTV is licensed to broadcast in the Northern Ireland region, UTV's terrestrial broadcasts can be received in parts of the Republic of Ireland ( mainly in the Northern and Midland areas ), South West Scotland, the Isle of Man, North Wales and North West England.

Although there is currently no railway station, the town was once home to a terminal on the Midland Railway, and passenger trains travelling on the St. Pancras-Manchester Piccadilly line still passed along the border with Stapleford during 2003-2004. Transport links to Nottingham, Derby and the surrounding area are currently provided by Trent Barton.

Although there is no railway service to Cossington, the Ivanhoe Line runs along the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough.

Although owned and run by the Midland Railway, many S & D locomotives were often seen working trains along this line.

Although the station is operated by Chiltern Railways, the " stabling rights " ( that is, the right to store trains ) belong to London Midland.

Although there is no rail station in the town, East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line.

Although the Midland Railway opened their station ( the present St Albans City station ) in 1868, it was not until 1924 that " Abbey " was added to the station's title to avoid confusion ( although by this stage, both stations were controlled by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway ).

Although considerably shorter than the Interstate Highway routing via the West Virginia Turnpike, these days the Midland Trail serves mostly local traffic and shunpikers seeking a bucolic interlude.

Although there was never a railway station at Greens Norton, there was once a junction here, where the lines of the Stratford and Midland Junction Railway from Towcester to Stratford, and Towcester to Banbury diverged.

Although the Midland Counties had an engine house at Nottingham, the main facilities for all three lines appear to have been, initially at least, those at Derby.

Although the LNWR provided the passenger services, the CK & PR continued to operate as a separate company until the 1923 Grouping, when it was absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

Although the intention was for what remained of the old awnings to be transferred to the Midland Railway-Butterley at Butterley in Derbyshire it proved impossible to save them.

Although some museum and storage facilities are being developed at the old workshops site, most of the massive railway superstructure and presence in Midland has gone.

" Although this part of Texas had become very friendly to Republicans at the national level ( portions of this area, for instance, supported Barry M. Goldwater's 1964 presidential run, and Midland itself has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1948 ), Democrats held most offices at the local level well into the 1980s.

Although Serrell left the club the following January, to be succeeded as chairman by Stephen Hyde, Jackson once more led the club to the Midland Football Alliance championship in 2002 – 03, although promotion was refused due to the ground grading regulations in place at the time.

Although National Express Group are rebranding their UK operations in 2008, this will not include the Midland Metro as the company does not own the system.

Although it would be quite some time before the rails were pushed beyond Lindsay, more than a year before the line opened to Beaverton, January 1, 1871, the road planned a more ambitious expansion to the waters of Georgian Bay, renaming the road The Midland Railway of Canada, on December 24, 1869.

Although the archaeological site at Harappa was damaged in 1857 when engineers constructing the Lahore-Multan railroad ( as part of the Sind and Punjab Railway ), used brick from the Harappa ruins for track ballast, an abundance of artifacts has nevertheless been found.

Although the Central London Railway ( CLR ) was incorporated in 1891 for a line between Shepherd's Bush and Bank, with an extension to Liverpool Street authorised in 1892, the time for completion had to be extended twice, to 1894 and 1899 ; and it was not until 27 June 1900 that it was formally opened, a month before public traffic began on 30 July to Bank station.

Although this branch of the Northern Caucasus Railway may appear somewhat incongruous in the setting of beaches and sanatoriums, it is still operational and vital to the region's transportation infrastructure.

Although the Illinois Central tracks were removed in 1982, the BNSF Railway ( the successor to the Great Northern ) continues to serve Hills to this day.

Although the Seaboard and Raleigh Railway Company would not be incorporated until late 1873, town founders envisioned it as a prominent trading center and market for western Martin County.

Although it was a common carrier and offered limited passenger service until 1956, the main purpose of the Virginian Railway was to haul bituminous coal from the mountains to coal piers on the ice-free harbor of Hampton Roads.

Although the western slope that the Cog Railway ascends is straightforward from base to summit, the mountain's other sides are more complex.

Although the former line to Brixham is deserted and overgrown, the branch line through nearby Churston is now maintained and operated as a heritage railway by a team of volunteers as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway.

Although its date of construction is unknown, the London and North Eastern Railway Company built a small pumping station to the west of Torksey lock.

Although a bill for running the line from Hitchin into Kings Cross, jointly with the Great Northern Railway, was passed in 1847 it had not been proceeded with.

Although the Swift Rapids Marine Railway was replaced by the intended conventional lock installed in 1965, the Big Chute Marine Railway is still in operation, with early plans for a lock to replace it being abandoned.

Although this revived the former Keihan Electric Railway, Keihan was now smaller than before the 1943 merger, because the Shinkeihan Line and its branches were not given up by Keihanshin.

Although much of it originated as part of the North London Railway, the current route is the result of a series of amalgamations, closures and re-openings ; and has a mixed third-rail and overhead electrical power supply.

Although the brainchild of veteran parliamentarian from Ratnagiri, Barrister Nath Pai M. P., national leaders such as Madhu Dandavate and George Fernandes, who hailed from the Konkan played a major role in the conception of Konkan Railway.

Although remaining largely farmland until the mid 20th century, initial transport links to the area began in 1848 with the building of the Liverpool and Bury Railway through Kirkby.

Although the Docklands Light Railway station at Canary Wharf had been operating since 1987, by 1990 it was obvious that the DLR's capacity would soon be reached.

Although it shares its name with the Docklands Light Railway station at Canary Wharf, the two are not directly integrated ( in fact, Heron Quays DLR station is nearer at street level ).

Although the rationale of his military approach was wage a war of attrition and to avoid an offensive until the Trans-Siberian Railway brought sufficient troops and materiel, his cautiousness and hesitancy markedly influenced the repeated Russian defeats.

Although the DLR is a recent addition, the National Rail line through Greenwich station is one of London's oldest-the London and Greenwich Railway is reputed to be the world's first suburban railway.

Although it has always owned its locomotives and coaches, GO's trackage was originally owned entirely by Canada's two major commercial railways: the large majority by the Canadian National Railway ( CNR ) and the remainder by Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR ).

Although Chinese labor contributed to the building of the first Transcontinental Railroad in the United States and of the Canadian Pacific Railway in western Canada, Chinese settlement was discouraged after completion of the construction.