GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY

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.

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Introduction

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References

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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.
==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

See also

★ Locomotives of the Great North of Scotland Railway

References

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

External links

★ Comprehensive history of the GNSR

★ RAILSCOT on the Great North of Scotland Railway