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

Great North of England Railway Company's Purchase Act 1846
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for enabling the Great North of England Railway Company to lease and also to sell their Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company; and to authorize the raising of additional Money by the said last-mentioned Company for those and other Purposes.
Citation	9 & 10 Vict. c. ccxlii
Dates
Royal assent	27 July 1846

Under the Great North of England Railway Company's Purchase Act 1846 (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^[1] and this amalgamated with other railways in 1854 to form the North Eastern Railway (NER).^[2]

Locomotives

See also: Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway

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)