The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR/GNoSR) was one of the smaller Scottish railways before the grouping, operating in the far north-east of the country. It was formed in 1845 and received its Parliamentary approval on June 26, 1846, following over two years of local meetings. In 1923 it was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway as its Northern Scottish area.
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The GNSR's eventual area encompassed the three Scottish counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray, with short lengths of line in Inverness-shire and Kincardineshire.[1] The railway operated its main line between Aberdeen Waterloo and Keith. Although the line had several branches its remoteness has resulted in only its main line remaining today.
There were connections westward with the Highland Railway at Boat of Garten, Elgin, Keith and Portessie[1] and southward with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway at Aberdeen, where the three shared a station.[2]
The headquarters were at 89 Guild Street in Aberdeen and the works at Inverurie. In 1921 the railway comprised 334 miles of line and the company’s capital was £7 million.[2]
The company also owned hotels in some of the towns and resorts served by its stations. In the early 20th century it also developed a network of feeder bus services.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Conolly (2004)
- ^ a b c Harmsworth (1921)
[edit] Reading
- A History of the Great North of Scotland Railway (Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd, 1949)
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
- Harmsworth’s Universal Encyclopedia. 1921.
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