 In 1893 another of Edward Watkin 's railways , the Manchester , Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , had been authorised to build a new 92 @-@ mile ( 148 km ) line from Annesley in Nottinghamshire south to Quainton Road . Watkin had intended to run services from Manchester and Sheffield via Quainton Road and along the MR to Baker Street . Following Watkin 's retirement in 1894 , the Manchester , Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway obtained permission for a separate station in London near Baker Street at Marylebone , and the line was renamed the Great Central Railway ( GCR ) . The new line joined the MR just north of Quainton Road , and opened to passengers on 15 March 1899 . 
