Great North of England Railway

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]

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[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

1. Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 90. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.
2. Allen 1974, p. 107
3. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
4. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
5. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
6. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
7. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
8. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
9. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
10. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
11. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
12. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
13. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
14. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm
15. http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm

Further reading

• Whishaw, Francis (1842). The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated (2nd ed.). London: John Weale. pp. 137–141. OCLC 833076248.