Great North of England Railway

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English 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

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Locomotives

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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[3]
Planet 2-2-0 Robert Stephenson and Company 1830 - - Bought by GNER, 1839[4]
Tees 2-4-0 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - - [5]
Newcastle 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 59 [6]
Auckland 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 60 [7]
Bedale 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 14 [8]
Edinburgh 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 62 [9]
Carlisle 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 63 [10]
Manchester 2-4-0 Charles Tayleur and Company 1839 - 64 [11]
Victoria 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 67 [12]
Leeds 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 68 [13]
Wensleydale 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 40 [14]
Ouse 2-2-2 R & W Hawthorn 1839 - 69 [15]
Notes
  1. GNER = Great North of England Railway
  2. NER = North Eastern Railway
  3. Names and NER numbers may not be in correct order (source is vague)

References

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