London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway was a major British railway company formed in 1923 that operated an extensive network across England, Scotland, and Wales until nationalisation in 1948.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former company ⓘ
railway company ⓘ
abbreviation LMS ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LMS Railway ⓘ
chiefMechanicalEngineer Charles Fairburn ⓘ
George Ivatt ⓘ
Henry Fowler ⓘ
William Stanier ⓘ
competitor Great Western Railway ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ
Southern Railway (UK) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1948 ⓘ
fleetIncluded freight wagons ⓘ
passenger carriages ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Caledonian Railway ⓘ
Furness Railway ⓘ
Glasgow and South Western Railway ⓘ
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway ⓘ
Highland Railway ⓘ
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ⓘ
London and North Western Railway ⓘ
Maryport and Carlisle Railway ⓘ
Midland Railway ⓘ
North London Railway ⓘ
North Staffordshire Railway ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 1923 ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
largestShareholderOf Northern Counties Committee ⓘ
legalBasisForFormation Railways Act 1921 ⓘ
majorStation Birmingham New Street ⓘ
Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ
Glasgow Central ⓘ
Liverpool Lime Street ⓘ
London Euston ⓘ
London St Pancras ⓘ
Manchester London Road ⓘ
linked to: London Road
majorWorks Crewe Works ⓘ
Derby Works ⓘ
linked to: Derby railway works

Inverness Works ⓘ
St Rollox Works ⓘ
nationalisationYear 1948 ⓘ
nationalisedInto British Transport Commission ⓘ
networkLength over 6,000 route miles ⓘ
notableLocomotiveClass LMS 8F ⓘ
LMS Black Five ⓘ
LMS Jubilee Class ⓘ
LMS Princess Coronation Class ⓘ
LMS Princess Royal Class ⓘ
operatedIn England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
operatedRoute Caledonian Main Line ⓘ
linked to: Shotts Line

Glasgow South Western Line ⓘ
Midland Main Line ⓘ
Settle–Carlisle line ⓘ
West Coast Main Line ⓘ
operatedService London–Birmingham express trains ⓘ
London–Edinburgh express trains ⓘ
London–Glasgow express trains ⓘ
London–Liverpool express trains ⓘ
London–Manchester express trains ⓘ
ownedInfrastructureType branch lines ⓘ
canals ⓘ
docks ⓘ
hotels ⓘ
main line railways ⓘ
steamships ⓘ
partOfGrouping Big Four (British railway companies) ⓘ
predecessor Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ⓘ
London and North Western Railway ⓘ
Midland Railway ⓘ
successor British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail

British Railways London Midland Region ⓘ
linked to: British Rail

British Railways Scottish Region ⓘ
linked to: British Rail

British Railways Western Region ⓘ

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Manchester Victoria → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Glasgow Central → formerOperator → London Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway → successor → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway → mergedInto → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
London Euston → laterOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
London and North Western Railway → predecessorOf → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
London and North Western Railway → becamePartOf → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
London and North Western Railway → successor → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
London, Midland and Scottish Railway → alsoKnownAs → LMS Railway ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
West Coast Main Line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
London Euston – Glasgow → historicalNetwork → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Derby railway works → ownedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Derby railway works → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Derby railway works → railwayNetwork → London, Midland and Scottish Railway network ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail → predecessor → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Caledonian Railway → parentOrganization → London Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Caledonian Railway → mergedInto → London Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Caledonian Railway → predecessorOf → London Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Manchester Victoria railway station → formerCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Horwich Works → laterOperatedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Horwich Works → servedRailway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Horwich → laterRailwayOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Midland Railway → successor → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Eccles railway station → postGroupingOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Transport Act 1947 → abolishedEntities → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Glasgow Central railway station → postGroupingCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Windermere railway station → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Midland Main Line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Crewe Works → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: Crewe
East Lancashire Railway → laterOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Crewe railway station → laterCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Rawtenstall railway station → laterCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Lichfield City railway station → laterCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Edinburgh–Inverness line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Hough Green railway station → postGroupingCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Warrington Central → postgroup → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
North Wales Coast Line → historicalOperator → London Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Warrington Central railway station → postGroupingCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Perth railway station → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Furness Railway → absorbedInto → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Furness Railway → successor → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Furness Railway → absorbedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Railways Act 1921 → createdEntity → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
Northern Counties Committee → parentOrganization → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
LMS Princess Royal Class → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
LMS Princess Royal Class → railwayCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
LMS Princess Royal Class → railwayRegion → LMS London Midland and Scottish main line ⓘ
linked to: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
LMS Black Five → operatedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
LMS Black Five → introducedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ
LMS Black Five → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ