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- The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire. The company was based in Stoke-on-Trent and was nicknamed The Knotty; its lines were built to the standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). The main routes were constructed between 1846 and 1852 and ran from Macclesfield via Stoke to Colwich Junction joining the Trent Valley Railway, with another branch to Norton Bridge, just north of Stafford, and from Crewe to Egginton Junction, west of Derby. Within these main connections with other railway companies, most notably the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), the company operated a network of smaller lines although the total route mileage of the company never exceeded 221 miles (356 km). The majority of the passenger traffic was local although a number of LNWR services from Manchester to London were operated via Stoke. Freight traffic was mostly coal and other minerals but the line also carried the vast majority of china and other pottery goods manufactured in England. As the NSR was surrounded by other larger railway companies, there were in the 19th century several attempts emanating from other companies or proposals from NSR shareholders to amalgamate with one or more of the other companies that adjoined it. None of these came to fruition and the NSR remained an independent company up to 1923 when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company. The main routes of the NSR are still in use today; the routes connecting Stoke-on-Trent with Macclesfield, Crewe, Stafford and Colwich Junction remain in use as important parts of the West Coast Main Line, whilst the Stoke to Derby route also remains in use, however most of the less important lines built by the company have since been closed. (en)
- A North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) foi uma britânica criada em 1845 para promover uma série de linhas Stoke-on-Trent e zonas circundantes, em Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire e Shropshire. A companhia estava sediada em Stoke-on-Trent, e foi apelidada de "The Knotty" (em português, algo como "complicada" ou "intrincada"); suas linhas foram construídas com a bitola padrão de 1.435 mm. As principais vias foram construídas entre 1846 e 1852 e operavam de Macclesfield para , ao norte de Stafford, e de Crewe à Egginton Junction, a oeste de Derby. Além de possuir conexões com outras companhias ferroviárias, principalmente com a London and North Western Railway (LNWR), a empresa operava uma rede de linhas menores, embora nunca a quilometragem total da rota da companhia tenha ultrapassado 355,7 quilômetros (221 milhas). A maioria do tráfego de passageiros era local, embora uma série de serviços da LNWR de Manchester a Londres foram operados via Stoke. O tráfego de mercadorias era principalmente constituído por carvão e outros minerais, mas a linha também levou a grande maioria dos produtos de porcelana e outras cerâmicas fabricadas na Inglaterra. Como a NSR foi cercada por outras companhias ferroviárias de maior dimensão, no século XIX houve várias tentativas de outras companhias ou propostas dos acionistas da NSR de realizar fusões com outras empresas. Nenhuma destas chegaram a ser concretizadas e a NSR permaneceu como companhia independente até 1923, quando se tornou parte da London, Midland and Scottish Railway. (pt)
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- The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire. The main routes of the NSR are still in use today; the routes connecting Stoke-on-Trent with Macclesfield, Crewe, Stafford and Colwich Junction remain in use as important parts of the West Coast Main Line, whilst the Stoke to Derby route also remains in use, however most of the less important lines built by the company have since been closed. (en)
- A North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) foi uma britânica criada em 1845 para promover uma série de linhas Stoke-on-Trent e zonas circundantes, em Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire e Shropshire. A companhia estava sediada em Stoke-on-Trent, e foi apelidada de "The Knotty" (em português, algo como "complicada" ou "intrincada"); suas linhas foram construídas com a bitola padrão de 1.435 mm. As principais vias foram construídas entre 1846 e 1852 e operavam de Macclesfield para , ao norte de Stafford, e de Crewe à Egginton Junction, a oeste de Derby. Além de possuir conexões com outras companhias ferroviárias, principalmente com a London and North Western Railway (LNWR), a empresa operava uma rede de linhas menores, embora nunca a quilometragem total da rota da companhia tenha ultrapassado 355, (pt)
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