Great North of Scotland Railway

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The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was formed in 1845 and received its Parliamentary approval on June 26, 1846, following over two years’ of local meetings. Its eventual area encompassed the three Scottish counties of Aberdeenshire, Banff and Moray.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Chief Mechanical Engineers 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Introduction

The railway operated its main line between Aberdeen Waterloo and Keith. Although the line had several branches, its remoteness and the fact that it served an area far removed from the rest of Britain, has resulted in only its main line remaining today. At the grouping of railway companies in 1923 it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway.

The company also owned hotels in some of the towns and resorts served by its stations.

[edit] Chief Mechanical Engineers

• D. K. Clark 1853-1855
• J. F. Ruthven 1855-1857
• W. Cowan 1857-1883
• J. Manson 1883-1890
• J. Johnson 1890-1894
• William Pickersgill 1894-1914
• T. E. Heywood 1914-1922

[edit] See also

• Locomotives of the Great North of Scotland Railway

[edit] References

• A History of the Great North of Scotland Railway (Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd, 1949)

[edit] External links

• Comprehensive history of the GNSR
• RAILSCOT on the Great North of Scotland Railway

The "Big Four" pre-nationalisation British railway companies v • d • e
Great Western • London Midland & Scottish • London & North Eastern • Southern
GWR constituents: Great Western Railway • Cambrian Railways • Taff Vale Railway Barry Railway • Rhymney Railway • (full list) LNER constituents: Great Central • Great Eastern • Great Northern • Great North of Scotland Hull & Barnsley • North British • North Eastern • (Full list) LMS constituents: Caledonian • Furness • Lancashire & Yorkshire • Glasgow & South Western London and North Western • Midland • North Staffordshire • (Full list) SR constituents: London and South Western Railway • London, Brighton and South Coast Railway South Eastern Railway • London, Chatham and Dover Railway • (Full list)
See also: History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923 - 1947 • List of companies involved in the grouping