List of constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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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 mileage (1783km)
- Furness Railway (Furness) 158 miles (253km)
- Glasgow and South Western Railway 493.5 miles (790km)
- Highland Railway(HR) 506 miles (810km)
- 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 (4268km)
- Midland Railway (MidR) 2170.75 miles (3473km)
- North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) 220.75 miles (353km)
Subsidiary Companies
Independently operated lines
- Cleator and Workington Junction Railway 30.5 miles (49km) (partially worked by the Furness Railway)
- Knott End Railway 11.5 miles (18km)
- North London Railway 16 miles (26km) (managed by the LNWR)
- Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway 67.5 miles (108km)
- Wirral Railway 13.75 miles (22km)
Independent lines for which rolling stock was provided by other companies
- Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway 30.75 miles (49km)
Non-working companies
- Originally leased to or worked by LNWR
- Charnwood Forest Railway 10.5 miles (17km)
- Dearne Valley Railway 21 miles (38km)
- Harborne Railway 2.5 miles (4km)
- Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway 15 miles (24km)
- Shropshire Union Railways & Canal 29.25 miles (47km) [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 (10km)
- Yorkshire Dales Railway (Skipton to Grassington) 9 miles (14km)
- Originally leased to or worked by CalR
- Arbroath and Forfar Railway 14.75 miles (24km)
- Brechin and Edzell District Railway 6.25 miles (10km)
- Callander and Oban Railway 99.75 miles (160km)
- Dundee and Newtyle Railway 14.5 miles (23km)
- Killin Railway 5.25 miles (8km)
- Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway 36.25 miles (58km)
- Solway Junction Railway 12.25 miles (20km)
- Originally leased to or worked by HR
- Dornoch Light Railway 7.75 miles (12km)
- Wick and Lybster Light Railway 13.5 miles (22km)
- Originally leased to or worked by NSR
- Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (narrow gauge) 8.25 miles (13km)
- Originally leased to or worked by several component companies
- North & South Western Junction Railway 5.25 miles (8km)
- Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway 82.25 miles (137km)
- Other lines
- Maryport and Carlisle Railway [no details]
Joint Railways
In 1923, now 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 (47km)
- Enderby Railway 2.25 miles (4km)
- were LNW/L&YR joint:
- Lancashire & Yorkshire and Lancashire Union Joint Railway 12.75 miles (20km)
- North Union Joint Railway 6.5 miles (10km)
- Preston & Longridge Railway 8 miles (13km)
- Preston & Wyre Railway 46 miles (74km)
- was Furness/MidR joint
- Furness & Midland Railway 9.75 miles (16km)
- was Furness/LNWR joint
- Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Joint Railway 35 miles (56km)
- were Cal/GSW joint
- Glasgow, Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint Railway 29.75 miles (48km)
- Glasgow & Paisley Joint Railway 14.25 miles (23 km)
In 1923, now joint with London & North Eastern Railway
- Axholme Joint Railway 27.75 miles (44km)
- Cheshire Lines Committee (1/3 owned) 142 miles (227km)
- Dumbarton & Balloch (including Loch Lomond steamers) 7 miles (11km)
- Dundee & Arbroath (including Carmyllie Light Railway) 23 miles (37km)
- Great Central & Midland Joint Railway 40.25 miles (64km)
- Great Central, Hull & Barnsley and Midland Joint Railway (1/3 share) 4 miles (6km)
- Great Central and North Staffordshire Joint Railway 11 miles (18km)
- Great Northern & London and North Western Joint Railway 45 miles (72km)
- Halifax and Ovenden Railway 2.5 miles (4km)
- Halifax High Level 3 miles (5km)
- Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (a “ joint working arrangement”) 9.5 miles (15km)
- Methley Joint Line 6 miles (10km)
- Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway 183.25 miles (293km)
- Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Committee (was GER/MidR/GNR joint) 22.5 miles (36km)
- Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge Railway 6.25 miles (10km)
- Otley and Ilkley Railway 6.25 miles (10km)
- Perth General Station Committee (2/3 share)
- Prince’s Dock, Glasgow 1.25 miles (2km)
- South Yorkshire Joint Railway (2/5 share) 20.5 miles (32km)
- Swinton and Knottingley Railway 19.5 miles (31km)
- Tottenham and Hampstead Railway 4.75 miles (8km)
In 1923, now joint with GWR
- Birkenhead Railway 56.5 miles (90km)
- Brecon and Merthyr Railway & London and North Western Joint Railway 6 miles (10km)
- Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway 1.25 miles (2km)
- Clee Hill Railway 6 miles (10km)
- Clifton Extension Railway 9 miles (14km)
- Halesowen Railway 6 miles (10km)
- Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway 3 miles (5km)
- Quaker’s Yard and Merthyr Railway 6 miles (10km)
- Severn and Wye Railway 39 miles (62km)
- Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 82.75 miles (132km)
- Taff Bargoed Railway 11 miles (18km)
- Tenbury Railway 5 Miles (8km)
- Vale of Towy Railway (owned by GWR but leased jointly) 11 miles (18km)
- West London Railway 2.25 miles (4km)
- Wrexham and Minera Railway 3 miles (5km)
In 1923, now Joint with Southern Railway
- Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway 105 miles (168km)
In 1923, now joint with Metropolitan District Railway
- Whitechapel & Bow Railway 2 miles (3km)
Irish lines
- Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway 26.5 miles (42km) - operated from 1933 by the GNR(I)
- Northern Counties Committee's lines 265.25 miles (424km)
- Joint Midland and Great Northern of Ireland 91 miles (146km)
- County Donegal Railways (½ owned joint with ?)
Shareholdings
- 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)