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The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It existed from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948, when it was divided into the new British Railways' Eastern Region, North Eastern Region and partially the Scottish Region. Sir Ralph Wedgwood was the Chief Officer for its first 16 years. ==Formation== The principal constituents of the LNER were: *Great Eastern Railway *Great Central Railway *Great Northern Railway *Great North of Scotland Railway *Hull and Barnsley Railway *North British Railway *North Eastern Railway The route mileage was . The North Eastern Railway had the largest route mileage, , the Hull and Barnsley Railway just . The LNER owned: *7,700 locomotives, 20,000 coaching vehicles, 29,700 freight vehicles, 140 items of electric rolling stock, 6 electric locomotives and 10 rail motor cars *6 turbine and 36 other steamers, and river boats and lake steamers, etc. In partnership with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the LNER was co-owner of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, the UK's biggest joint railway, much of which competed with the LNER's own lines. The M&GNJR was incorporated into the LNER in 1936. In 1933, on the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board, the LNER acquired the remaining operations of the Metropolitan Railway Company. The LNER was the majority partner in the Cheshire Lines Committee and the Forth Bridge Railway Company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「London and North Eastern Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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