Complex sentence: He was general manager of the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 to 1862, and Chairman from 1864 to 1894, and was responsible for the building of the Great Central Railway.
Split into simpler sentences: He was general manager of the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway from 1854 to 1862, and Chairman from 1864 to 1894. And was responsible for the building of the Great Central Railway.