Grand Junction Railway
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This article is about the early railway in the UK. For the short-line railway in Canada, see Grand Junction Railway (Ontario).
Not to be confused with Grand Junction Railroad.
The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Western Railway. The line built by the company linking the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to Birmingham via Crewe, Stafford and Wolverhampton was the first trunk railway to be completed in England, and arguably the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction.[lower-roman 1]
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Locale | Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe |
Dates of operation | 4 July 1837ā1846 |
Predecessor | Warrington and Newton Railway |
Successor | London and North Western Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
Length | 82 miles (132 km) |
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The lines which comprised the GJR now form the central section of the West Coast Main Line.