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Named railway lines (network rail website)
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See also List of railway lines in Great Britain in Wikipedia

Measurements
All this has reminded me of the old joke about precision used on building sites where bricklayers work to the nearest half brick, plasterers work to the nearest 1/2 inch, carpenters work to the nearest 1/8 inch, Electricians work to the nearest 1/16 inch, and labourers work to the nearest pub.

Chairmen
Frederick Campbell 1895-1905

Alfred Baldwin

Viscount Churchill 1908-1934

Viscount Horne     1937

See also List of Chairmen

General Managers
James Grierson

Henry Lambert    1887-1896 (Lt-col of Army reserve)

Joseph Wilkinson (My Draft) 1896-1903 (Lt-col of Army reserve)

James Charles Inglis     1903-1911

Frank Potter     1912-1919

Charles Aldington 1919-1921 CBE 1918 (as superintendent of line)

Felix Pole       1921-1929

James Milne      1929-1947

Sources include Milne 187-188, Pole 216, Inglis 129,