sentences:  In 1897, the MS&LR became the Great Central Railway and in 1923 the line was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).Over this period, the Fallowfield Loop line suffered from competition from alternative rail services into Manchester provided by the LNER from and later from the electric trams.By the 1930s, the LNER had greatly reduced the stopping services and mostly used the line for express trains.