Private company

Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway

UK railway company

The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway was an early British railway company which opened in 1849 between Sheffield and Gainsborough and Lincoln. It amalgamated with the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway and the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, the three being renamed the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1847Founded1

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Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
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The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway was an early British railway company which opened in 1849 between Sheffield and Gainsborough and Lincoln. It amalgamated with the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway and the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, the three being renamed the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway1

Timeline

  1. 1847Founded Founded1

Sources

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