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[[Image:Im1925EnV140-p054b.jpg|thumb| 1877-8. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1925EnV140-p080a.jpg|thumb| 1880. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1925EnV140-p258.jpg|thumb| 1882-3. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1885EnV59-p7.jpg |thumb|1885. Outside Cylinder Express Engine. [[Charles Sacre]], Engineer, Manchester.]] | |||
[[Image:Im1925EnV140-p259a.jpg|thumb| 1887. ]] | |||
[[image:Im1889v68-p434.jpg|thumb| 1889. Swing bridge over the River Dee, by F. Fox.]] | |||
[[image:Im1889v68-p453.jpg|thumb| 1889. Swing bridge over the River Dee, by F. Fox.]] | |||
[[Image:Im1894EnV78-p126.jpg|thumb| 1894. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1894EnV77-p300a.jpg|thumb| 1894. ]] | |||
[[image:Im1951EnV191-p570ab.jpg|thumb| 1951. No. 2602 Locomotive - pulled the opening day train through the Woodhead Tunnel. ]] | |||
* | 1847 The '''Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway''' (MS&LR) was formed, by amalgamation of the following lines: | ||
* [[Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway]] - ''proposed but not built at the time of the merger | |||
* [[Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway]], | |||
* [[Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway]] | |||
1850 January 1st. The company appointed [[James Joseph Allport|James Allport]] as manager. | |||
1854 The company appointed [[Edward Watkin]] as Manager | |||
1858 Planned to take a lease on the [[Warrington and Stockport Railway]]<ref>The Times Jan. 15, 1858</ref> | |||
1865 [[Brassey and Co]] were appointed contractors<ref>The Times, Jun 08, 1865</ref> | |||
1875 See [[1875 Number of Locomotives]] where they are listed 6th with 374 locomotives. | |||
1888 See [[Locomotive Stock June 1888]] where they are listed 9th with 549 locomotives | |||
1890 [[Alexander Ross]] became chief engineer | |||
1893 Obtained Parliamentary approval for its so-called "Extension to London". | |||
In the 1890s the M.S.& L.R. began construction of its "Derbyshire Lines", in effect the first part of its push southwards. Leaving its east-west main line at Beighton Junction, some 5.5 miles east of Sheffield, the line headed towards Nottingham, an opportunity to tap into the collieries in the north of county before reaching that city. A loop line was built to serve Chesterfield. | |||
1895 Work on building the London Extension started: the new line was 92 miles in length. It ran from Annesley in Nottinghamshire to its connection with the existing [[Metropolitan Railway]] Extension at Quainton Road, this part of the line being jointly owned, returning to its own metals at Harrow for the final section to Marylebone. | |||
1896 [[Charles Arthur Rowlandson]] appointed engineer-in-chief | |||
1898 The London Extension opened for coal traffic on 25 July 1898; for passenger traffic on 15 March 1899, and for goods traffic on 11 April 1899. | |||
1897 the company changed its name to the [[Great Central Railway]]. At the same time the headquarters of the Railway was moved from Manchester to London (Marylebone). | |||
'''Locomotive Engineers | |||
* [[Richard Peacock]] 1846-1854 | |||
* [[W. G. Craig]] 1854-1859 | |||
* [[Charles Sacre]] 1859-1886 | |||
* [[Thomas Parker (1829-1903)]] 1886-1893 | |||
* [[Harry Pollitt]] 1893-1897 (served the GCR until 1900) | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Revision as of 12:52, 4 June 2020
1847 The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) was formed, by amalgamation of the following lines:
- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway - proposed but not built at the time of the merger
- Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway,
- Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
1850 January 1st. The company appointed James Allport as manager.
1854 The company appointed Edward Watkin as Manager
1858 Planned to take a lease on the Warrington and Stockport Railway[1]
1865 Brassey and Co were appointed contractors[2]
1875 See 1875 Number of Locomotives where they are listed 6th with 374 locomotives.
1888 See Locomotive Stock June 1888 where they are listed 9th with 549 locomotives
1890 Alexander Ross became chief engineer
1893 Obtained Parliamentary approval for its so-called "Extension to London".
In the 1890s the M.S.& L.R. began construction of its "Derbyshire Lines", in effect the first part of its push southwards. Leaving its east-west main line at Beighton Junction, some 5.5 miles east of Sheffield, the line headed towards Nottingham, an opportunity to tap into the collieries in the north of county before reaching that city. A loop line was built to serve Chesterfield.
1895 Work on building the London Extension started: the new line was 92 miles in length. It ran from Annesley in Nottinghamshire to its connection with the existing Metropolitan Railway Extension at Quainton Road, this part of the line being jointly owned, returning to its own metals at Harrow for the final section to Marylebone.
1896 Charles Arthur Rowlandson appointed engineer-in-chief
1898 The London Extension opened for coal traffic on 25 July 1898; for passenger traffic on 15 March 1899, and for goods traffic on 11 April 1899.
1897 the company changed its name to the Great Central Railway. At the same time the headquarters of the Railway was moved from Manchester to London (Marylebone).
Locomotive Engineers
- Richard Peacock 1846-1854
- W. G. Craig 1854-1859
- Charles Sacre 1859-1886
- Thomas Parker (1829-1903) 1886-1893
- Harry Pollitt 1893-1897 (served the GCR until 1900)