Private company

Manchester South District Railway

Former British railway operator

The Manchester South District Railway (MSDR) was a British railway company that was formed in 1873. It was formed by a group of landowners and businessmen in the south of Manchester, England, with the purpose of building a new railway line through the city's southern suburbs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

BR 5MT 73000 Heaton Mersey 1951 edited-2
Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Manchester South District Railway (MSDR) was a British railway company that was formed in 1873. It was formed by a group of landowners and businessmen in the south of Manchester, England, with the purpose of building a new railway line through the city's southern suburbs.2

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3