Great North of England Railway

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The Great North of England Railway (GNER) was an early British railway company. Its main line, opened in 1841 was between York and Darlington, and originally it was planned to extend to Newcastle.

Mergers

In 1846 it was absorbed by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway. Soon afterwards, the combined company was renamed the York and Newcastle Railway. In 1847, this amalgamated with the Newcastle and Berwick Railway to form the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway[1] and this amalgamated with other railways in 1854 to form the North Eastern Railway (NER).[2]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 90. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Allen 1974, p. 107