London and North Western Railway

Billowing smoke and steam revealed the train coming round the bend.

It was carrying another detective employed by the London and North Western Railway.

With his colleague's help, Osborne hoped his luck would change.

The train jolted to a halt.

The companies needed to make sure that the goods that they carried were safe.

because their profits depended on not losing so much in the way of goods that people would not use their services to transport their goods.

By 1850, the London and North Western Railway employed more than 700 constables on their lines.

In 1863, they formed their own detective department, and 32 years later, William Henry Osborne was one of them.

Oh.

But it's known that LNWR were seeking to construct the Crewe to Chester line alongside the River Waldron, and the land there wasn't firm enough Otherwise the park wouldn't be here now.

The plans for the park were influenced by the arboretum at Derby and Birkenhead Park, where Edward Kemp was superintendent, and his designs feature greatly here.

We're very proud of that.

Billowing smoke and steam revealed the train coming round the bend.

It was carrying another detective employed by the London and North Western Railway.

With his colleague's help, Osborne hoped his luck would change.

The train jolted to a halt.

It wasn't major crime that the transport police were dealing with.

The companies needed to make sure that the goods that they carried were safe, because their profits depended on not losing so much in the way of goods that people would not use their services to transport their goods.

By 1850, the London and North Western Railway employed more than 700 constables on their lines.

In 1863, they formed their own detective department, and 32 years later, William Henry Osborne was one of them.

You make a good point about crew, Richard.

Whenever I go there, it seems to me that it hasn't been touched since the LNWR last fettled the roof.

So plenty to do there.

But it is all fairly vague on the detail.