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William Lunn, railway surveyorBiography Biography
William Lunn was a Land Surveyor who worked to survey railway lines. Lunn's addresses are given as Park Row, Greenwich; Cambridge St, Pimlico, London and St John, New Brunswick USA.

Scope and Content
Detailed accounts, mostly for work done for individuals in Great Britain. At the back, abstracts of accounts are given for most years. After 1853 accounts are present from New Brunswick and Newfoundland, USA especially for railway engineer C.F. Cheffins 1846-47 and 1852-53. C.F. Cheffins (1807 – 1860) was a railway architect, printer and publisher. It is likely that William Lunn was carrying out surveys on behalf Cheffins for a series of his maps. The account book includes entries on railways and branch lines including Norwich and Brandon Railway, Colchester and Diss Railway, Harwich Railway, Trent Valley Railway, Exeter and Eastern Counties Railway, London and Epping, Thames Junction, Lincoln and Doncaster, Midland and Grand Junction, Exton and Southport, North Staffordshire, European and North American Railway.
Extent
1 volume
Physical description
One volume clasp missing
Language
English
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
National Railway Museum, York

Associated people and organisations

C.F. Cheffins
Norwich and Brandon Railway Company
Diss and Colchester Junction Railway Company
Harwich Railway and Pier Company
Trent Valley Railway
Eastern Counties Railway CoBiography Biography
The Eastern Counties Railway was authorised in 1836 to run from London to Yarmouth, via Colchester, Ipswich, Diss and Norwich, however it ended at Colchester which it reached in 1843. The remainder was built by three other companies and was completed in 1849, these three companies and the Eastern Counties Railway merged in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway. George Hudson became the company Chairman In 1845 however he resigned from the company after his financial mismanagement was exposed.
London and Epping Railway Company
Midland Grand Junction Railway Company

Subject
Railways
Railway infrastructure
Railway engineering
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