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Railway companies in the Midlands
« on: Friday 30 April 21 12:14 BST (UK) »
Looking for some general information on which railway companies may have operated in the Chesterfield area about 1875-1895. Many thanks, Flemming.

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« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 April 21 12:43 BST (UK) »
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Re: Railway companies in the Midlands
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 April 21 12:50 BST (UK) »
Seems to have been :
The Great Central Railway.
The Midland Railway.
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway.

Ah, pipped by Shaun, but I'll let it stand, ;)
Baron (of Blackburn), Chadwick (Oswaldtwistle), Watkins (Swansea), Jones (x3 Swansea), Colton (Shropshire), Knight (Shropshire/Montgomery) , Bullen (Norfolk), White (Dorset)

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 30 April 21 19:27 BST (UK) »
Thanks to both - very much appreciated  :)

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Re: Railway companies in the Midlands
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 01 May 21 11:21 BST (UK) »
Hello Flemming -

In the period you asked about, 1875-1895, it would have been only the Midland Railway until 1892 when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire opened their line.  The MS&LR was renamed the Great Central Railway in 1899. 

The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway didn't appear until 1897.

Harry.
Ballingall, Donaldson, Fulton, Gillespie, Ramsay, Walker - in Fife.
Bury - in Salford & Liverpool.
Jack - in Glasgow, Dunfermline & Dundee.
Bermingham/Birmingham - in Cork.
Eagle - in Norfolk, Edinburgh & Glasgow.

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Re: Railway companies in the Midlands
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 01 May 21 20:27 BST (UK) »
Hello Harry, that's great, many thanks - big help to narrow it down, and I see Ancestry has records for the Midland Railway which might be useful. Cheers, Flemming.
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