Grenville family papers : Special subjects: Transportation, 1773-1889; (bulk 1834-1879).

Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

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London and North-Western Railway

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In 1846 three companies, London and Birmingham, Grand Junction Railway and Manchester and Birmingham amalgamated to form the London and North Western Railway. The amalgamation created 247 miles of railway that linked London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Preston. The London and North Western Railway continued to expand and by 1868 the company had added links to Oxford, Cambridge, Leeds, Swansea and Cardiff. However, attempts to amalgamate with Midland Railway ended in failure. By 1871 th...

Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

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Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813

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British public official. From the description of Collection of Stowe MSS., 1375-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 85185766 George Grenville, afterward Nugent Temple Grenville (1753-1813), of Stowe, succeeded his uncle as Earl Temple in 1779 and was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham in 1784. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1782 unrtil his death and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1782-83 and 1787-89. Before his elevation to the peerage he had been a ...

London and Birmingham Railway

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The London and Birmingham Railway was sanctioned in 1833, and the Company appointed Robert Stephenson as chief engineer. Its construction was dogged by much opposition. The 112 mile long London to Birmingham line took 20,000 men nearly five years to build. The total cost of building the railway was £5,500,000 (£50,000 a mile). The railway was opened in stages and finally completed on 17 September 1838. The line started at Birmingham's Curzon Street Station and finished at Euston Station in Londo...

Company of Proprietors of the Grand Junction Canal

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Great Western Railway (Great Britain)

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Historical note: British railway company. From the description of Great Western Railway registers, 1861-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86100546 ...

Wotton Tramway

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Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire Railway

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Grenville family.

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In 1847-1884, Richard Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, was chairman of the London and North West Railway which was formed in 1846 by the amalgamation of the Liverpool and Manchester, the Grand Junction, and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway companies. In this capacity, he oversaw the financial, technological, administrative, and legal affairs of the company. The 3rd Duke also owned the Wotton Tramway, a local line that linked the Aylesbury & Buckingham Railway main line to ...