List of constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

List of constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

=Constituent companies=

The following made up the London, Midland and Scottish Railway as a result of the Railways Act 1921:

*Caledonian Railway (CalR) 1114.5 route miles (1794 km)
*Furness Railway (Furness) 158 miles (254 km)
*Glasgow and South Western Railway 493.5 miles (794 km)
*Highland Railway(HR) 506 miles (814 km)
*London and North Western Railway (LNWR) - with which the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) had been amalgamated on 1 January 1922. Total route mileage (1923) was 2667.5 miles (4293 km)
*Midland Railway (MidR) 2170.75 miles (3473 km)
*North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) 220.75 miles (355 km)

ubsidiary Companies

Independently operated lines
* Cleator and Workington Junction Railway 30.5 miles (49 km) (partially worked by the Furness Railway)
* Knott End Railway 11.5 miles (19 km)
* Maryport and Carlisle Railway 42.75 miles (68.8 km)
* North London Railway 16 miles (26 km) (managed by the LNWR)
* Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway 67.5 miles (109 km)
* Wirral Railway 13.75 miles (22 km)Independent lines for which rolling stock was provided by other companies
*Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway 30.75 miles (49 km)Non-working companies
* Originally leased to or worked by LNWR
** Charnwood Forest Railway 10.5 miles (17 km)
** Dearne Valley Railway 21 miles (34 km)
** Harborne Railway 2.5 miles (4 km)
** Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway 15 miles (24 km)
** Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company 29.25 miles (47 km) [part of this system was jointly leased with the Great Western Railway (GWR)]
* Originally leased to or worked by MidR
** Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway 6 miles (10 km)
** Yorkshire Dales Railway 9 miles (14 km)
* Originally leased to or worked by CalR
** Arbroath and Forfar Railway 14.75 miles (24 km)
** Brechin and Edzell District Railway 6.25 miles (10 km)
** Callander and Oban Railway 99.75 miles (161 km)
** Dundee and Newtyle Railway 14.5 miles (23 km)
** Killin Railway 5.25 miles (8 km)
** Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway 36.25 miles (58 km)
** Solway Junction Railway 12.25 miles (20 km)
* Originally leased to or worked by HR
** Dornoch Light Railway 7.75 miles (12 km)
** Wick and Lybster Light Railway 13.5 miles (22 km)
* Originally leased to or worked by NSR
**Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (narrow gauge) 8.25 miles (13 km)
* Originally leased to or worked by several component companies
** North & South Western Junction Railway 5.25 miles (8 km)
** Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway 82.25 miles (132 km)

Joint Railways

After 1923 amalgamations comprised wholly in the LMSR

* Carlisle Citadel Station and Goods Traffic Joint Committees (originally joint owned by various companies)
* were LNW/MidR joint:
** Ashby & Nuneaton Railway 29.25 miles (47 km)
** Enderby Railway 2.25 miles (4 km)
* were LNW/L&YR joint:
** Lancashire & Yorkshire and Lancashire Union Joint Railway 12.75 miles (21 km)
** North Union Railway 6.5 miles (10 km)
** Preston and Longridge Railway 8 miles (13 km)
** Preston and Wyre Joint Railway 46 miles (74 km)
* was Furness/MidR joint
** Furness & Midland Railway 9.75 miles (16 km)
* was Furness/LNWR joint
** Whitehaven Cleator and Egremont Railway 35 miles (56 km)
* were Cal/GSW joint
** Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway 29.75 miles (48 km)
** Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 14.25 miles (23 km)

After 1923 amalgamations joint with London & North Eastern Railway

* Axholme Joint Railway 27.75 miles (45 km)
* Cheshire Lines Committee (1/3 owned) 142 miles (229 km)
* City of Glasgow Union Railway
* Dumbarton & Balloch (including Loch Lomond steamers) 7 miles (11 km)
* Dundee and Arbroath Railway (including Carmyllie Light Railway) 23 miles (37 km)
* Great Central and Midland Joint Railway 40.25 miles (65 km)
* Great Central, Hull & Barnsley and Midland Joint Railway (1/3 share) 4 miles (6 km)
* Great Central and North Staffordshire Joint Railway 11 miles (18 km)
* Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway 45 miles (72 km)
* Halifax and Ovenden Railway 2.5 miles (4 km)
* Halifax High Level 3 miles (5 km)
* Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (a “ joint working arrangement”) 9.5 miles (15 km)
* Methley Joint Line 6 miles (10 km)
* Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway 183.25 miles (295 km)
* Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway (was GER/MidR/GNR joint) 22.5 miles (36 km)
* Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway 6.25 miles (10 km)
* Otley and Ilkley Railway 6.25 miles (10 km)
* Perth General Station Committee (2/3 share)
* Prince’s Dock, Glasgow 1.25 miles (2 km)
* South Yorkshire Joint Railway (2/5 share) 20.5 miles (33 km)
* Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway 19.5 miles (31 km)
* Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway 4.75 miles (8 km)

After 1923 amalgamations joint with GWR

* Birkenhead Railway 56.5 miles (91 km)
* Brecon and Merthyr Railway & London and North Western Joint Railway 6 miles (10 km)
* Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway 1.25 miles (2 km)
* Clee Hill Railway 6 miles (10 km)
* Clifton Extension Railway 9 miles (14 km)
* Halesowen Joint Railway 6 miles (10 km)
* Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway 3 miles (5 km)
* Quaker’s Yard and Merthyr Railway 6 miles (10 km)
* Severn and Wye Railway 39 miles (63 km)
* Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 82.75 miles (133 km)
* Taff Bargoed Railway 11 miles (18 km)
* Tenbury Railway 5 miles (8 km)
* Vale of Towy Railway (owned by GWR but leased jointly) 11 miles (18 km)
* West London Railway 2.25 miles (4 km)
* Wrexham and Minera Railway 3 miles (5 km)

After 1923 amalgamations joint with Southern Railway

* Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway 105 miles (169 km)

After 1923 amalgamations joint with Metropolitan District Railway

* Whitechapel & Bow Railway 2 miles (3 km)

Irish lines

* Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway 26.5 miles (43 km) - operated from 1933 by the GNR(I)
* Northern Counties Committee's lines 265.25 miles (427 km)
* Joint Midland and Great Northern of Ireland 91 miles (146 km)
* County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (owned jointly with the Great Northern Railway of Ireland)

hareholdings

* Great Western Railway (minority shareholding)
* London and North Eastern Railway
* London Electric Railway until 30th June 1933
* London Passenger Transport Board from 1st July 1933
* Great Northern Committee's lines (Ireland) (minority shareholding)
* Great Southern Railways (minority shareholding)


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