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Great Western Railway
System map of the Newtyle lines 1838. The line was built with fish-bellied rails on stone blocks, with the rare track gauge of 4 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,384 mm); the rails were rather light at 28 lb/ft (41.67 kg/m). 600 shares were issued at £50 each, that is £30,000, with authorised borrowings of £10,000.
On the sharpest curves a wrought iron plate is laid between the rail and the sleeper, with holes punched in it, through which the fang-bolt and spike are driven; the joints of the rails are fastened with wrought iron fish-plates and bolts, and secured to the sleepers with a fang-bolt and clip on each side of the rail.
The Great Northern Railway worked the trains on the East Lincolnshire Line, and it was agreed with the MS&LR that each company's trains would operate throughout between New Holland and Louth. The East Lincolnshire Railway had originally planned a separate station, but it had been agreed that the GNR would use the MS&LR station.