List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway explained
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was formed out of a number of constituent railway companies at the grouping in 1923.
Main companies
The main companies, showing their route mileage, were:
Subsidiary companies
Independently operated lines
Leased or worked railways
Many of these "railways" existed only in name; they were included on the list at the time of the Railways Act in order to legally qualify each line's position.
- Originally leased to or worked by the NER
- Brackenhill Light Railway (West Yorkshire)
- Fawcett Depot line (County Durham) miles (9 km)
- Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction line miles (10 km)
- Originally leased to or worked by the GCR
- Originally leased to or worked by the GER
- Originally leased to or worked by the GNR
- Originally leased to or worked by the NBR
- Originally leased to or worked by H&BR
- Originally leased to or worked by several constituent companies
Independently operated joint companies
Joint railways
Now totally LNER
Joint with LMS
Joint with GWR