List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway
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; there 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) 5.5 miles (9 km)
- Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction line 6.5 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
- East Lincolnshire Railway 47.5 miles (76 km)
- Horncastle Railway 7.5 miles (12 km)
- Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal 23 miles (37 km)
- Nottingham Suburban line 4 miles (6 km)
- Stamford and Essendine Railway 12.5 miles (20 km)
- 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 LMSR
Joint with GWR
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