ive ▁Department ▁was ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁Cre we ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁Cre we ▁Works ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 – 4 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Lo comot ives ▁inherited ▁from ▁constitu ent ▁companies ▁▁ ▁The ▁L N WR ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁with ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁Railway , ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁G J R ▁and ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁& ▁Manchester ▁Railway ▁initially ▁had ▁their ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁Edge ▁Hill . ▁The ▁London ▁& ▁B irmingham ▁work sh ops ▁were ▁at ▁Wol ver ton . ▁The ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁works ▁at ▁Cre we ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁while ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁B irmingham ' s ▁works ▁was ▁at ▁Long s ight . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁G J R ▁and ▁M & BR ▁loc os ▁were ▁mainly ▁by ▁Robert ▁Steph enson ▁and ▁Sh arp ▁Brothers , ▁the ▁L & B ' s ▁were ▁mostly ▁" B ury " ▁types ▁– ▁indeed ▁Edward ▁B ury ▁was ▁its ▁locomot ive ▁super int endent . ▁On ▁the ▁G J R , ▁break ages ▁of ▁the ▁inside - cy l inder ▁engines ' ▁c rank ▁ax les ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁red es ign ▁of ▁several ▁with ▁outside ▁cyl ind ers ▁under ▁locomot ive ▁super int endent ▁Francis ▁Tre v ith ick . ▁These