Northern & Eastern Railway
The Northern and Eastern Railway was an early Etorean railway company and first mainline railway within ()shire. It was opened in 1856.
As built, the line ran north/east between two termini, Allerton Lane station, Allsburgh and Pennington Railway Station; the line remained in use through the subsequent GN&SR and ENR / nationalisation periods. Part of this line survives today as part of the Allsburgh - Shanross Line with part of a branch line leading out of Pennington Railway Station forming the Pennington Moorlands Railway.
The company received parliamentary approval to built it's line in 1853, it took three years to build including the construction of Linton Viaduct that spanned the River Linn. The first train ran on the 16th August 1856 using a royal saloon built by the neighbouring Great Northern & Southern Railway as a part of said train, this train was pulled by №3 "Joseph Carpenter" with a return train being pulled by №1 "David Joy". By 1858, two branch lines had been built; one through the city of Pennington to the St. Alfred Docks and a second was built to connect to the GN&SR at Hendon Bridge. The latter of these two lines was later relayed as a double track line.
They built several more lines between their opening and their take-over, most of which were branch lines serving collieries and quarries
As built, the line ran north/east between two termini, Allerton Lane station, Allsburgh and Pennington Railway Station; the line remained in use through the subsequent GN&SR and ENR / nationalisation periods. Part of this line survives today as part of the Allsburgh - Shanross Line with part of a branch line leading out of Pennington Railway Station forming the Pennington Moorlands Railway.
The company received parliamentary approval to built it's line in 1853, it took three years to build including the construction of Linton Viaduct that spanned the River Linn. The first train ran on the 16th August 1856 using a royal saloon built by the neighbouring Great Northern & Southern Railway as a part of said train, this train was pulled by №3 "Joseph Carpenter" with a return train being pulled by №1 "David Joy". By 1858, two branch lines had been built; one through the city of Pennington to the St. Alfred Docks and a second was built to connect to the GN&SR at Hendon Bridge. The latter of these two lines was later relayed as a double track line.
They built several more lines between their opening and their take-over, most of which were branch lines serving collieries and quarries
Assets
The locomotive list can be found here.
Prior to 1866, coaches were built to the same design as the coaches in use by the () Railway before
Prior to 1866, coaches were built to the same design as the coaches in use by the () Railway before
16th August 1856 - 4th July 1872
Type
Corporation, Transportation
Alternative Names
N&ER
Successor Organization
Founders
Notable Members
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