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
Under the (9 & 10 Vict. c. ccxlii) 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 and this amalgamated with other railways in 1854 to form the North Eastern Railway (NER).
Locomotives
Locomotive list Name Wheels Builder Date introduced GNER no. NER no. Comments Swift 0-4-0 R & W Hawthorn 1836 - - Bought by GNER from Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1839 Planet 2-2-0 Robert Stephenson and Company 1830 - - Bought by GNER, 1839 Tees 2-4-0 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - - Newcastle 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 59 Auckland 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 60 Bedale 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 14 Edinburgh 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 62 Carlisle 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 63 Manchester 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 64 Victoria 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 67 Leeds 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 68 Wensleydale 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 40 Ouse 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 69
Notes GNER = Great North of England Railway NER = North Eastern Railway Names and NER numbers may not be in correct order (source is vague)
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