Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Ashton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway (AS&LJR}, was formed in 1844 and was taken over by the Manchester & Leeds Railway in 1847. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway"
::This article concerns the original railway of that name: for the heritage railway see East Lancashire Railway ...more on Wikipedia about "East Lancashire Railway 1844-1849"
George Hughes ( 9 October 1865 — 27 October 1945) was a locomotive engineer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Hughes"
Henry Albert Hoy (1855–1910) was a locomotive engineer with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Hoy"
Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall ( 25 August 1851 – 19 January 1937) was a locomotive mechanical engineer who held various positions particularly at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Aspinall (engineer)"
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was one of the major British railway companies which existed before the 1923 Grouping, although in 1922 it had already entered into a working agreement with the London and North Western Railway. The two companies became constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway . ...more on Wikipedia about "Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway"
Liverpool & Bury Railway was formed in 1845 and opened 28 November 1848. The line ran from Bury via Bolton and Kirkby to Kirkdale, where it shared lines with the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway into Great Homer Street railway station. Later the terminus was moved to Liverpool Exchange. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liverpool and Bury Railway"
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The Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) opened in 1848. Its original Liverpool terminus was called Waterloo; the line was later extended to Tithebarn Street which later became Liverpool Exchange station, by 1850. The original southport terminus was at Portland Street, the current Chapel street station open in 1855. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway"
Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Railway, was formed in 1846. It was purchased by East Lancashire Railway. Today the line still operates, with the section between Liverpool and Ormskirk forming part of Merseyrail's Northern Line and the section between Ormskirk and Preston operated by Northern Rail. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway"
Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Railway, was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. In 1897 it became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway"
locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The L&YR was headquartered at Horwich. ...more on Wikipedia about "Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway"
The Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) was the chief constituent of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, which was incorporated in 1847. It was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1836. Several railways had earlier been joined to become the M&LR: ...more on Wikipedia about "Manchester and Leeds Railway"
The Manchester and Southport Railway opened on 9 April 1855. It merged with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in January 1885. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manchester and Southport Railway"
The Middleton Junction and Oldham Branch Railway (MJOBR) was opened on March 31, 1842 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, whose chief engineer was George Stephenson. The MJOBR left the Manchester to Littleborough railway line (built on July 4, 1839), at Middleton Junction (then Oldham Junction) went through the expanding area of Chadderton to a station in the lower part of Oldham named Werneth. It was part of the original route to Oldham. ...more on Wikipedia about "Middleton Junction and Oldham Branch Railway"
The North Mersey Branch(NMB) is a railway line that connected the Liverpool and Bury Railway at Fazakerley Junction with the Gladstone Dock. It was opened in 1867 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The junction with the Liverpool Overhead Railway was also between North Mersey Branch Junction and Gladstone Dock. ...more on Wikipedia about "North Mersey Branch"
The Skelmersdale Branch (SKE) connected the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway at Ormskirk with Skelmersdale, Rainford Junction with the Liverpool and Bury Railway and the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway. It was built by the East Lancashire Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skelmersdale Branch"
The West Lancashire Railway ran between Southport Derby Road railway station and Preston Fishergate railway station, construction was started by Samuel Swire the Mayor of Southport, on 19 April 1873 ...more on Wikipedia about "West Lancashire Railway"
William Barton Wright ( 13 November 1828 - 7 May 1915) was a British meachanical engineer and locomotive superintendend of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Barton Wright"
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