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The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was formed out of a number of constituent railway companies at the grouping in 1923.

Contents 1 Main companies 2 Subsidiary companies 2.1 Independently operated lines 2.2 Leased or worked railways 3 Independently Operated Joint Companies 4 Joint railways 4.1 Now totally LNER 4.2 Joint with LMSR 4.3 Joint with GWR

[edit] Main companies

The main companies, showing their route mileage, were:

• Great Eastern Railway (GER) 1191.25 miles (1906 km)
• Great Central Railway (GCR) 852.5 (1364 km)
• Great Northern Railway (GNR) 1051.25 miles (1680 km)
• Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) 334.5 miles (535 km)
• Hull and Barnsley Railway 106.5 miles (170 km) (H&BR) (which had amalgamated with the NER on 1 April 1922)
• North British Railway 1378 miles (2205 km) (NBR)
• North Eastern Railway 1757.75 (2812 km) (NER)

[edit] Subsidiary companies

[edit] Independently operated lines

• Colne Valley and Halstead Railway 19 miles (30 km)
• East and West Yorkshire Union Railway 9.5 miles (15km)
• Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 19.5 miles (31km)

[edit] Leased or worked railways

Many of these "railways" existed only in name; there were included on the list at the time of the Railways Act in order to legally qualify each line's position

• Originally leased to or worked by the NER
  • Brackenhill Light Railway (West Yorkshire)
  • Fawcett Depot line (County Durham) 5.5 miles (9 km)
  • Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction line 6.5 miles (10km)
• Originally leased to or worked by the GCR
  • Humber Commercial Railway and Dock
  • Mansfield Railway 10 miles (16 km)
  • North Lindsey Light Railway 12 miles (19 km)
  • Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway
  • Sheffield District Railway 4.5 miles (7 km)
• Originally leased to or worked by the GER
  • London and Blackwall Railway 6 miles (10 km)
• Originally leased to or worked by the GNR
  • East Lincolnshire Railway 47.5 miles (76 km)
  • Horncastle Railway 7.5 miles (12 km)
  • Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal 23 miles (37 km)
  • Nottingham Suburban line 4 miles (6 km)
  • Stamford and Essendine Railway 12.5 miles (20 km)
• Originally leased to or worked by the NBR
  • Edinburgh & Bathgate Railway 10.25 miles (16 km)
  • Forth & Clyde Junction Railway 30.5 miles (49 km)
  • Gifford & Garvald Railway 9.25 miles (15km)
  • Kilsyth & Bonnybridge Railway 8.5 miles (14 km) (worked jointly with CalR)
  • Lauder Light Railway 10.25 miles (16 km)
  • Newburgh & North Fife Railway 13.25 miles (21 km)
• Originally leased to or worked by H&BR
  • South Yorkshire Junction Railway 11.5 miles (18 km)
• Originally leased to or worked by several constituent companies
  • Nottingham Joint Station Committee
  • West Riding Railway Committee 32.5 miles (52 km)

[edit] Independently Operated Joint Companies

• East London Railway: jointly leased by the LNER, Southern Railway, Metropolitan Railway (MetR) and Metropolitan District Railway. Traffic operated by MetR (passenger); LNER (goods)
• Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC): Operated jointly by LNER/London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR). LNER supplies locomotive power; CLC own rolling stock
• Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway: trains worked by both LNER/LMSR

[edit] Joint railways

[edit] Now totally LNER

• Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway 123 miles (197 km)
• Hull & Barnsley and Great Central 25.75 miles (41 km)

[edit] Joint with LMSR

• Axholme Joint Railway 27.75 miles (44 km)
• Cheshire Lines Committee (2/3 share) 142 miles (227 km)
• Dumbarton & Balloch (including Loch Lomond steamers) 7 miles (11 km)
• Dundee & Arbroath (including Carmyllie Light Railway) 23 miles (37 km)
• Great Central & Midland Joint 40.25 miles (64 km)
• Great Central & North Staffordshire Joint 11 miles (18 km)
• Great Northern & London and North Western Joint 45 miles (72 km)
• Halifax & Ovenden 2.5 miles (4 km)
• Methley (2/3 share) 6 miles (10 km)
• Midland & Great Northern Joint 183.25 Miles (298 km)
• Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee (GER, MidR & GNR) 22.25 miles (36 km)
• Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge 6.25 miles (10 km)
• Otley & Ilkley 6.25 miles (10 km)
• Perth General Station (2/3 share)
• Prince's Dock, Glasgow (1/3 share) 1.25 miles (2 km)
• South Yorkshire Joint (3/5 share) 20.5 miles (33 km)
• Swinton & Knottingley 19.5 miles (31 km)
• Tottenham & Hampstead 4.75 miles (8 km)

[edit] Joint with GWR

• Great Western & Great Central Joint 41 miles (66 km)

The "Big Four" pre-nationalisation British railway companies v • d • e</div>
Great Western • London Midland & Scottish • London & North Eastern • Southern
GWR constituents: Great Western Railway • Cambrian Railways • Taff Vale Railway Barry Railway • Rhymney Railway • (full list) LNER constituents: Great Central • Great Eastern • Great Northern • Great North of Scotland Hull & Barnsley • North British • North Eastern • (Full list) LMS constituents: Caledonian • Furness • Lancashire & Yorkshire • Glasgow & South Western London and North Western • Midland • North Staffordshire • (Full list) SR constituents: London and South Western Railway • London, Brighton and South Coast Railway South Eastern Railway • London, Chatham and Dover Railway • (Full list)
See also: History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923 - 1947 • List of companies involved in the grouping