Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Horncastle Railway

From Graces Guide

The Horncastle and Kirkstead Railway changed its name in 1854 and became the Horncastle railway. The seven mile line ran from Woodhall Junction to Horncastle and was opened in 1855. [1]

1854 The company was incorporated.

1889 Engineer is Richard Johnson.[2]

1908 The line is 7.5 miles in length, and is worked by the Great Northern Railway company. [3]

1923 Became part of London and North Eastern Railway. [4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
  2. 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
  3. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  4. [1] Wikipedia