Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

1877-8.

1880.

1882-3.

1885. Outside Cylinder Express Engine. Charles Sacre, Engineer, Manchester.

1887.

1889. Swing bridge over the River Dee, by F. Fox.

1889. Swing bridge over the River Dee, by F. Fox.

1894.

1894.

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 - propsed line but not built
• 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

1865 Brassey and Co were appointed contractors

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

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

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