Trent, Ancholme And Grimsby Railway Act 1861
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The Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway was a railway line in north Lincolnshire which commenced at an end on junction with the
South Yorkshire Railway The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company with lines in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Initially promoted as the South Yorkshire Coal Railway in 1845, the railway was enabled by the South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway Ac ...
where that railway crossed the River Trent near the village of Gunhouse. This was known as Gunhouse Junction but the village has become known as "Gunness". The line ran for about 14 miles (22.5 km) through Frodingham to Wrawby Junction near
Barnetby Barnetby le Wold is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, located between Brigg and Immingham. The village is also near Barton-upon-Humber. Barnetby railway station serves the vill ...
and included railway stations at Appleby, and Elsham. The line also included two branches to Gunness and Gunhouse Wharf on the River Trent. The line was opened on 1 October 1866. The line was worked, and later absorbed into by the
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) was formed in 1847 when the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway joined with authorised but unbuilt railway companies, forming a proposed network from Manchester to Grims ...
(MS&LR). The became the
Great Central Railway The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its Great Central Main Line, London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company ...
and on grouping to the LNER. The 14 mile main line is still open and is heavily used, the two branches have closed.


Acts

* ( 24 & 25 Vict. c. clvi); An Act to authorize the Construction in ''Lincolnshire'' of a Railway from the River ''Trent'' across the River ''Ancholme'' to the ''Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire'' Railway. ** * ( 25 & 26 Vict. c. 129); An Act to authorize the ''South Yorkshire'' Railway and River ''Dun'' Company, and the ''Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire'' Railway Company to contribute Funds towards and to acquire the Undertaking of the ''Trent, Alcholme, and Grimsby'' Railway Company ** * ( 27 & 28 Vict. c. 65); An Act to enable the ''Trent, Ancholme, and Grimsby'' Railway Company to raise further Money ** * Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Cheshire Lines Act 1882 ( 45 & 46 Vict. c. 116); **


Further reading

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External links

*{{cite PastScape, mnumber=1365574, mname = Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway, access-date=1 August 2014 Great Central Railway 1866 establishments in England