William Weaver Tomlinson
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William Weaver Tomlinson, historian, is known for his histories of the north east of England, in particular for his ''Comprehensive guide to the county of Northumberland''. (1888) and his history of the North Eastern Railway: ''The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development'', published 1915.


Biography

William Weaver Tomlinson born on 15 October 1858. Tomlinson's father was employed by the
Hull and Selby Railway The Hull and Selby Railway is a railway line between Kingston upon Hull and Selby in the United Kingdom which was authorised by an act of 1836 and opened in 1840. As built the line connected with the Leeds and Selby Railway (opened 1834) at Selby ...
and in 1873 William Weaver joined the North Eastern Railway (NER) as an accountant. He spent many years living at
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in the north east of England. The book 'The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development' was published in 1915, having been written between 1900 and 1914 with the backing of the NER. It gives a detailed account of the history of the NER to 1880, and of its predecessor companies; the history from 1880 to 1904 is more briefly covered, partly due to ill health of the author; the key events in period 1904 to 1915 were covered in an appendix. His history of the railway is regarded as an accurate, comprehensive and authoritative history of the company. He died on 26 November 1916.


Works

* * * * * * **'The North Eastern Railway ..' was reprinted in 1967, with a foreword by
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomlinson, William Weaver 19th-century English historians North Eastern Railway (UK) people Northumbria Rail transport writers 1858 births 1916 deaths 20th-century English historians