However , that plan was objected to by the Earl of Derby and the Earl of Sefton .
The railway 's engineer , George Stephenson , had hoped to avoid the problem of creating the cutting for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway by routing the line further north .
That plan was objected to by the Earl of Derby and the Earl of Sefton .
The railway 's engineer , George Stephenson , had hoped to avoid the problem of creating the cutting for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway by routing the line further north .