It was built between 1847-49 to carry the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.

All these irrational beliefs hit the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway hard.

The first board meeting of the amalgamated Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway took place on 6 January 1847.

This in turn was leased to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1864.

By the time the works were completed in 1848 the railway had become the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway.

The second bore was completed by the later Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1852.

The canal was purchased by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1848.

Craig worked for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 to 1859.

In 1854 he joined the locomotive department of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Gorton.

In the 1870s a short branch line was built to link the works with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Deepcar.