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A section of the former L&NWR line and station buildings are preserved at Quainton near Aylesbury. It is administered by the Buckinghamshire Railway preservation Society and houses some original L&NWR rolling stock in the former Oxford Rewley Road station. It regularly runs steam trains using
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The LNWR were also involved in the mass manufacture of replacement legs in the mid 19th century and the early 20th century. This is due-to the routine demand for prostheses for disabled staff. Serious injuries that resulted in the loss of limbs were common at this time with over 4,963 casualties in
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style. It was 126 ft (38 m) long, 61 ft (19 m) wide and 64 ft (20 m) high and cost Β£150,000 (equivalent to Β£19,650,000 in 2023). The station stood on Drummond Street. Further expansion resulted in two additional platforms in the 1870s with four more in the 1890s,
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service, which was only allowed to take three passenger coaches, one each for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth. The Postmaster General was always willing to allow a fourth coach, provided the increased weight did not cause time to be lost in running. The train was timed to leave Euston at 20.30 and
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The official tourists' picturesque guide to the London and North-western Railway : and other railways with which it is immediately in connection, embracing information respecting tours in England, Ireland, and Scotland : specially prepared for the use of American
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On 2 September 1861 a ballast train came out of a siding onto the main line just past Kentish Town Junction without the signalman's permission, and an excursion train from Kew ran past the signals and collided with it, resulting in the deaths of fourteen passengers and two
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the whole of its London inner-suburban network. The London and North Western Railway London inner-suburban network, encompassed the lines from London Broad Street to Richmond, London Euston to Watford, with branch lines such as
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in the form of an obelisk outside Euston station to commemorate the 3,719 of its employees who died in the First World War. After the Second World War, the names of the LMS's casualties were added to the LNWR's memorial.
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The company inherited several manufacturing facilities from the companies with which it merged, but these were consolidated and in 1862, locomotive construction and maintenance was done at the
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operated until the institution of a dedicated post train, wholly of Post Office vehicles, in 1885. On 1 October 1873 the first sleeping carriage ran between Euston and Glasgow, attached to the
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to Birmingham. The company initially had a network of approximately 350 miles (560 km), connecting London with Birmingham, Crewe, Chester, Liverpool and Manchester.
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of 1830 and the original LNWR main line linking London, Birmingham and Lancashire had been the first big railway in Britain, opened throughout in 1838. As the largest
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Railway Reminiscences by George P. Neele Late Superintendent of the Line of the London and North Western Railway, Morquorquodale & Co., London 1904, Chapter VII
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On 16 November 1860 the Irish night mail ran into a cattle train at Atherstone. The fireman of the mail train, and nine drovers in the cattle train were killed.
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the year of 1910 on the LNWR alone, and over 25,000 injuries across the whole industry, manufacturing prostheses resulted in self-sufficiency for the company.
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being carried in the wagons set the wreck on fire. Thirty-three people were killed in what was then the deadliest rail accident to have occurred in the
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On 30 April 1851 a train returning from Chester Races broke down in Sutton tunnel, and the following train ran into it. Six passengers were killed.
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On 6 September 1851 a train run for the Great Exhibition returning from Euston to Oxford derailed at Bicester and six passengers were killed.
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Deeds of a great railway; a record of the enterprise and achievements of the London and North-Western Railway Company during the Great War
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and this combined enterprise was leased to the London and North Western Railway, giving it a direct route from London to Carlisle.
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An Act for empowering the London and North Western Railway Company to provide and use Steam Vessels and for other purposes.
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Stokers and pokers; or, The London and North-Western Railway, the electric telegraph, and the Railway Clearing-House
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On 27 August 1860 a passenger train collided with a goods train at Craven Arms and one passenger was killed.
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In 1900, wagons of a permanent way train carrying sleepers were set on fire by the heat of the sun at
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at Earl's Court and over the route to Richmond. With the Bakerloo Tube Line being extended over the
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due to the trackbed being washed away by the sea during a storm. Both locomotive crew were killed.
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in the United Kingdom, it collected a greater revenue than any other railway company of its era.
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The LNWR described itself as the Premier Line. This was justified, as it included the pioneering
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Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connected four of the largest cities in England;
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in 1846, the London and North Western Railway operated as far north as Preston. In 1859, the
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freight train overran signals and collided with a passenger train at St. Nicholas Crossing,
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The Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway and the Holyhead – Greenore Steamship Service
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On 26 November 1870, a mail train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train at
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due to a signalman's error. The train crashed through the buffers and ended up in the
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On 1 January 1922, one year before it amalgamated with other railways to create the
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The London & North Western Railway, Articles from the Railway Magazine Archives
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1909 – 1923 (afterwards chief engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway)
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company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest
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This article is about the historical railway company. For the modern company, see
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The Aylesbury Railway: The First Branch Line, Cheddington-Aylesbury, Opened 1839
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Bradshaw's Railway Manual, Shareholders' Guide and Official Directory for 1905
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Early 1900s map of the LNWR system and that of their Scottish partners, the
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followed in 1948, with the English and Welsh lines of the LMS becoming the
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when it ran over points at an excessive speed. Fifteen people were killed.
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between points and signals. Eight people were killed and 33 were injured.
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On 17 September 1912, the driver of an express train misread signals at
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due to excessive speed. Thirteen people were killed and 30 were injured.
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On 29 June 1867, a passenger train ran into the rear of a coal train at
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due to a locomotive defect. Ten people were killed and 21 were injured.
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In 1860, the company pioneered the use of the water trough designed by
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during shunting operations. The wagons subsequently collided with the
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of 1923. Ex-LNWR lines formed the core of the LMS's Western Division.
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On 5 December 1910, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision at
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At the core of the LNWR system was the main line network connecting
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On 22 December 1894, a wagon was derailed fouling the main line at
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and became responsible for the lucrative Irish Mail trains via the
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On 14 September 1870, a mail train was diverted into a siding at
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Reed, Michael. "Moon, Sir Richard, first baronet (1814–1899)".
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due to excessive speed on a curve. Eighteen people were killed.
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due to a pointsman's error which was compounded by the lack of
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From 1909 to 1922, the LNWR undertook a large-scale project to
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On 15 August 1895, an express passenger train was derailed at
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Northern and Southern Divisions amalgamated from April 1862:
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On 12 January 1899, An express freight train was derailed at
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On 11 November 1921, the boiler of a locomotive exploded at
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Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
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Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
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Locomotive Superintendents and Chief Mechanical Engineers
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London and North Western Railway (Steam Vessels) Act 1898
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On 26 March 1850, the boiler of a locomotive exploded at
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On 6 March 1853, the boiler of a locomotive exploded at
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5,818 miles 59 chains (9,364.4 km) (1919)
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Official Illustrated Guide to the North-Western Railway
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2,066 miles 6 chains (3,325.0 km) (1919)
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The history of the London & North Western Railway
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Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
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On 19 August 1909, a passenger train was derailed at
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History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947
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On 15 August 1903, two passenger trains collided at
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1919–1920 – Isaac Thomas Williams (knighted c.1919)
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Locomotives of the London and North Western Railway
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Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
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Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway
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At Greenore, the LNWR built and operated the 4192:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway 3349:A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers 2383: 2381: 2379: 1622:List of London and North Western Railway ships 1504:On 14 August 1915, an express passenger train 1025:Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 356:The company was formed on 16 July 1846 by the 3949: 3684: 3607: 2624:. British Newspaper Archive. 21 February 1914 2430:– 1862 map, showing position of 1849 station. 1225:Illustration of a LNWR passenger locomotive, 917:Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 847:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway 452:On 1 February 1859, the company launched the 8: 2325: 2323: 2321: 2220:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 689:), but others were developed as part of the 239:also connected Scotland's largest cities of 39: 4131:Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company 3003: 3001: 2959:. Redruth: Atlantic Books. pp. 15–16. 2052:four cylinder compound – frontispiece from 1131:Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway 594:Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company 4126:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 3956: 3942: 3934: 3923:List of companies involved in the grouping 3614: 3600: 3592: 2870: 2868: 2596:. London and North Western Railway Society 2528: 2526: 2524: 2522: 2520: 2518: 2516: 2514: 2499:. London and North Western Railway Society 2301:"London and North Western Railway Company" 2249:The Railways: Nation, network & people 1540: 1241:The LNWR's main engineering works were at 643:, the railway was electrified at 630 V DC 380:. This move was prompted, in part, by the 280: 54: 45: 3205: 2758:"Drawing of an artificial leg from Crewe" 2391:inflation figures are based on data from 1477:, West Yorkshire. Two people were killed. 977:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway 671:London Midland Region of British Railways 546:connecting Liverpool and Manchester with 360:London and North Western Railway Act 1846 285:London and North Western Railway Act 1846 268:London Midland Region of British Railways 18:London and North Western Railway Act 1907 4292:British companies disestablished in 1923 4267:Railway companies disestablished in 1923 4227:Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway 4116:North and South Western Junction Railway 4061:Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway 3863: 3584:London and North Western Railway Society 3341: 3339: 3337: 2364:. British Newspaper Archive. 25 May 1849 1730:Richard Moon, Sir Richard Moon from 1887 1507:was derailed at Weedon, Northamptonshire 1199:Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway 995:North and South Western Junction Railway 262:In 1923, it became a constituent of the 251:. The LNWR's network also extended into 4056:Cleator and Workington Junction Railway 3040:. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 15. 2900: 2898: 2896: 2217:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2189: 1021:Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway 496:and wagon building was concentrated at 4272:Pre-grouping British railway companies 4101:Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway 3417:The London & North Western Railway 3330:– via British Newspaper Archive. 3302:– via British Newspaper Archive. 3274:– via British Newspaper Archive. 3246:– via British Newspaper Archive. 3090:. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 11. 3065:. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 13. 2934:. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 7. 2673:The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 2645:The London & North Western Railway 2632:– via British Newspaper Archive. 2622:Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 2372:– via British Newspaper Archive. 1529:, Lancashire, destroying some of them. 1431:run into by an express passenger train 951:Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway 428:Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway 38: 4297:British companies established in 1846 4262:Railway companies established in 1846 3964:Constituent railway companies of the 2984:. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 8. 2909:. London: Ian Allan. pp. 38–40. 2839:. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. 2497:"The Importance of Passenger Traffic" 2195: 2193: 2128:Sections of the former L&NWR are 1854:Amelius Lockwood, 1st Baron Lambourne 1613:Text of statute as originally enacted 1261:Major accidents on the LNWR include: 655:The LNWR became a constituent of the 580:(LMS), the LNWR amalgamated with the 519:, and (through co-operation with the 7: 3966:London, Midland and Scottish Railway 3352:. David & Charles. p. 175. 1843:Sir William Houldsworth, 1st Baronet 1031:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway 1015:Northampton and Peterborough Railway 801:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway 588:) and at the same time absorbed the 578:London, Midland and Scottish Railway 550:, and secondary routes extending to 137:London, Midland and Scottish Railway 4036:Brechin and Edzell District Railway 2809:Esbester, Mike (10 December 2018). 2731:Esbester, Mike (15 December 2017). 2552:. London: George Allen & Unwin. 2305:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 2273:Sheppard, Richard; Roberts, David. 1825:Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh 1652:Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway 1107:Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 889:Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway 537:Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway 531:. This route is today known as the 247:. Today this route is known as the 3878:London, Brighton & South Coast 2710:National Heritage List for England 2617:"London and North-Western Railway" 2332:The history of railways in Britain 1718:3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 1690:Chairmen of the Board of Directors 1667:Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 1459:, Lancashire due to faulty points. 883:Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway 865:Cockermouth and Workington Railway 384:'s plans for a railway north from 98:– 31 December 1922 25: 4287:1923 disestablishments in England 4197:Furness and Midland Joint Railway 4187:Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 4146:Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway 4111:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway 3990:Glasgow and South Western Railway 3888:South Eastern and Chatham Railway 3883:London, Chatham and Dover Railway 2860:Banbury To Verney Junction (Lnwr) 2142:Northampton & Lamport Railway 1878:David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore 1760:Members of the Board of Directors 1744:, Sir Gilbert Claughton from 1912 1175:Watford and Rickmansworth Railway 1043:Glasgow and South Western Railway 378:Manchester and Birmingham Railway 266:(LMS) railway, and, in 1948, the 127:Manchester and Birmingham Railway 4257:London and North Western Railway 4177:Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway 4091:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway 4005:London and North Western Railway 4000:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 3294:. Northern Ireland. 8 March 1902 3190:"Obituary, John Hick, 1815–1894" 2334:. Reading: Osprey. p. 111. 2102:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1567:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1560: 1169:Warrington and Stockport Railway 1097:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway 1053:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 939:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 929:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 899:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 753:Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway 712: 582:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 492:, carriage building was done at 409:Liverpool and Manchester Railway 303:Parliament of the United Kingdom 296: 198:London and North Western Railway 40:London and North Western Railway 4182:Citadel Station Joint Committee 2178:Rail transport in Great Britain 1321:. Both engine crew were killed. 1310:collapsed under a freight train 1083:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 1011:, 1909 (NLR retained own board) 853:Central Wales Extension Railway 829:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway 635:. There were also links to the 4282:1846 establishments in England 4222:Preston and Wyre Joint Railway 4151:Wick and Lybster Light Railway 3663:London, Midland & Scottish 3419:. Penryn: Atlantic Transport. 2875:Hewison, Christian H. (1983). 2815:Railway Work, Life & Death 2737:Railway Work, Life & Death 2443:. Network Rail. Archived from 2201:The Railway Year Book for 1920 2092:Hewitt Pearson Montague Beames 1979:Ernest Frederic Crosbie Trench 1838:The Hon. A. H. Holland-Hibbert 1797:Sir Thomas Brooke, 1st Baronet 945:Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 877:Cromford and High Peak Railway 795:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway 584:(including its subsidiary the 437:In 1858, they merged with the 432:Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 27:Former British railway company 1: 4217:Preston and Longridge Railway 4106:Maryport and Carlisle Railway 3259:"Death of a Railway Engineer" 2675:. Vol. 2. Newton Abbot: 2582:. 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Smith and Son 3231:"Death of Mr. William Baker" 2877:Locomotive Boiler Explosions 2811:"Working after the accident" 2788:National Railway Museum blog 2762:National Railway Museum blog 2234:UK public library membership 1905:1858–1874 – William Cawkwell 1119:South Leicestershire Railway 1059:Rugby and Leamington Railway 957:Ludlow and Clee Hill Railway 859:Chester and Holyhead Railway 657:London, Midland and Scottish 439:Chester and Holyhead Railway 264:London, Midland and Scottish 4238:(Full list of constituents) 4031:Arbroath and Forfar Railway 4015:North Staffordshire Railway 3820:Glasgow & South Western 3266:. England. 14 February 1902 3238:. England. 21 December 1878 2330:Ferneyhough, Frank (1975). 1753:Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate 1724:Constantine Richard Moorsom 1626:The LNWR operated ships on 1408:. 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London and North Western Railway Act 1907
London Northwestern Railway


Euston railway station
Grand Junction Railway
London and Birmingham Railway
Manchester and Birmingham Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Track gauge
railway
joint stock company
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
Caledonian Railway
Glasgow
Edinburgh
West Coast Main Line
Wales
Yorkshire
London, Midland and Scottish
London Midland Region of British Railways
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation
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Caledonian Railway
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