Great Northern Railway
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Headquarters | King's Cross |
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London | |
United Kingdom | |
Founded | 1846 |
Successor | LNER |
Locale | England |
Dates of operation | 1850–1922 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2472895 |
About Great Northern Railway
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to development, and it acquired, or took leases of, many local railways, whether actually built or not.