Talk:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Not unique
I removed the following sentence from the first paragraph:


 * It was unique amongst the pre-grouping companies in that its main traffic flow was to and from east and west.

As stated, this is clearly false: what about the Great Western Railway! I can guess what was intended here, but it needs to be rephrased, and, importantly for any claims of uniqueness, needs to be backed up by an explicit reference.--Dr Greg (talk) 18:17, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Also the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway until late in its career. I note that there is nothing in this article about the company's works and its locomotives apart from a paragrah about livery. 86.145.167.29 (talk) 12:44, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


 * It's a start-class article - it will likely be riddled with errors, and hardly anything is cited with references. If you have relevant published material (I do not) it would be lovely if you could contribute.  I only have this article on my watchlist as I have a general interest in the history around Manchester. Parrot of Doom (talk) 13:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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1922 amalgamation
Two points.


 * A frequent contributor to these pages has made a comment that the 1922 amalgamation was not total, but only a working arrangement. That should be in this article. Could someone find a citation in support?
 * If you already know the subject, then this page is not for you. But if you don't know it, the page needs to tell you the answer to obvious questions. "It amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922." Q: What was the name of the combined company?

Yes I know it's obvious to insiders, but the page is for other people.

Afterbrunel (talk) 12:59, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Who is the frequent contributor? If you don't inform them, they won't be aware that they are being asked. I've added a bit on the amalgamation. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 19:57, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I meant you, but thought it impolite to directly name you. There is something in the "rules" about not giving other contributors jobs. Afterbrunel (talk) 10:41, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Where did I claim that the LYR/LNWR 1922 amalgamation was "not total, but only a working arrangement"? -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 21:44, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Marshall citation
It's unclear which of Marshall's books the "Marshall 1981" citation is meant to reference. Can anyone more familiar with the topic assist? Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 14:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I've got a set of his "The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway" (in three vols) but in none of them does page 155 mention the Blackburn to Chorley closure. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 16:29, 14 April 2020 (UTC)