List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:More citations needed The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was formed out of a number of constituent railway companies at the grouping in 1923.

Main companies

The main companies, showing their route mileage, were:

• Great Eastern Railway (GER)Template:Sfn Template:Frac miles (1,906 km)<ref name="AK">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Great Central Railway (GCR)<ref name="EJL">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Frac miles (1,364 km)<ref name="AK"/>
• Great Northern Railway (GNR)Template:Sfn Template:Frac miles (1,680 km)<ref name="AK"/>
• Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)Template:Sfn Template:Frac miles (535 km)<ref name="AK"/>
• Hull and Barnsley Railway<ref name="EJL"/> Template:Frac miles (170 km) (H&BR) (which had amalgamated with the NER on 1 April 1922)<ref name="AK"/>
• North British Railway<ref name="EJL"/> Template:Convert (NBR)<ref name="AK"/>
• North Eastern Railway<ref name="EJL"/> Template:Frac miles (2,812 km) (NER)<ref name="AK"/>

Subsidiary companies

Independently operated lines

• Colne Valley and Halstead Railway Template:Convert<ref name="AK"/>
• East and West Yorkshire Union Railway Template:Frac miles (15 km)<ref name="AK"/>
• Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Template:Frac miles (31 km)<ref name="AK"/>

Leased or worked railways

Many of these "railways" existed only in name; they 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)<ref name="SD">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
  • Forcett Depot line (County Durham) Template:Frac miles (9 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction line Template:Frac miles (10 km)<ref name="SD"/>
• Originally leased to or worked by the GCR
  • Humber Commercial Railway and Dock<ref name="SD"/>
  • Mansfield Railway Template:Convert<ref name="SD"/>
  • North Lindsey Light Railway Template:Convert<ref name="SD"/>
  • Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway<ref name="SD"/>
  • Sheffield District Railway Template:Frac miles (7 km)<ref name="SD"/>
• Originally leased to or worked by the GER
  • London and Blackwall Railway Template:Convert<ref name="SD"/>
• Originally leased to or worked by the GNR
  • East Lincolnshire Railway Template:Frac miles (76 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Horncastle Railway Template:Frac miles (12 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal Template:Convert<ref name="SD"/>
  • Nottingham Suburban line Template:Convert<ref name="SD"/>
  • Stamford and Essendine Railway Template:Frac miles (20 km)<ref name="SD"/>
• Originally leased to or worked by the NBR
  • Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Template:Frac miles (16 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Edinburgh and Northern Railway<ref name="SD"/>
  • Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Template:Frac miles (49 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Gifford & Garvald Railway Template:Frac miles (15 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway Template:Frac miles (5 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway Template:Frac miles (14 km) (worked jointly with CalR)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Lauder Light Railway Template:Frac miles (16 km)<ref name="SD"/>
  • Newburgh and North Fife Railway Template:Frac miles (21 km)<ref name="SD"/>
• Originally leased to or worked by H&BR
  • South Yorkshire Junction Railway Template:Frac miles (18 km)<ref name="SD"/>
• Originally leased to or worked by several constituent companies
  • Nottingham Joint Station Committee<ref name="SD"/>
  • West Riding and Grimsby Railway Template:Frac miles (52 km)<ref name="SD"/>

Independently operated joint companies

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

Joint railways

Now totally LNER

• Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway Template:Convert

Joint with LMS

• Axholme Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Cheshire Lines Committee (Template:2/3 share) Template:Convert
• Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway (including Loch Lomond steamers) Template:Convert
• Dundee and Arbroath Railway (including Carmyllie Light Railway) Template:Convert
• Great Central and Midland Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Great Central & North Staffordshire Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway Template:Convert
• Methley Railway (Template:2/3 share) Template:Convert
• Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway (Template:3/4 share) Template:Convert
• Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway Template:Convert
• Otley & Ilkley Railway Template:Convert
• Perth General Station (Template:2/3 share)
• Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Template:1/3 share) Template:Convert
• South Yorkshire Joint Railway (Template:Frac share) Template:Convert
• Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway Template:Convert
• Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway Template:Convert

Joint with GWR

• Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway Template:Convert

References

Sources

• Template:Cite book

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