In 1910, the GNR were still running trains to Leicester via Wansford and Seaton, in direct competition with the Midland Railway which ran via Stamford. The GNR route and times were competitive but in 1910 they offered only three trains compared to six by the Midland Railway, and they did not serve any significant population centres en route. Services to Northampton and Rugby ran from the East station. Engine sheds Each of the pre 1923 companies had a local locomotive shed: The first steam shed is the Great Eastern's 1846 shed, just to the east of its East station. It was a 4-road shed. The shed is now used by City Council offices, as part of the Fletton Quays development. The Great Northern's New England shed had 9 engine roads. Construction of a new GB Railfreight depot, beside their New England House offices, began in November 2022. The Midland Railway's 2-road Spital Bridge shed opened in 1872 and closed in February 1960. It had a high concrete coaling tower, which was demolished on 20 March 1960 to make way for offices, a workshop and stores. The steam sheds were replaced by a diesel fuelling point at Spital Bridge. The London and North Western Railway had a 6-road shed from 1885 to 1932, which is now the site of the Nene Valley station. Closures GNR service to Leicester ended in 1916 during World War I. In March 1959 the line to Wisbech and to Sutton Bridge closed along with most of the rest of the M&GNR and local services on the GNR main line ended with a number of minor stations including Yaxley and Farcet and Tallington being closed. The Northampton and Peterborough Railway closed in May 1964, followed 2 years later by the closure of Peterborough East station and the passenger services to Rugby in June 1966 (part of this line was eventually reopened as the Nene Valley Railway heritage line). In the same year several minor stations on the Birmingham line were closed including Helpston and Ketton & Collyweston. The final closure came in October 1970 when the lines to Spalding, Boston and Grimsby were closed, although the Peterborough to Lincoln Line to Spalding was reopened on 7 June 1971 with a shuttle service of 3 trains each way per day. This service was improved in 1982 with the closure of the March to Spalding section of the former