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The '''London Midland and Scottish Railway''' (LMS) was created by the [[Railways Act 1921]] from a number of [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway Constituent Companies|Constituent Companies]] and came in to force on the 1st January 1923. | The '''London Midland and Scottish Railway''' (LMS) was created by the [[Railways Act 1921]] from a number of [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway Constituent Companies|Constituent Companies]] and came in to force on the 1st January 1923. | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 1 August 2012
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) was created by the Railways Act 1921 from a number of Constituent Companies and came in to force on the 1st January 1923.
Constituent Companies
The following made up the London, Midland and Scottish Railway as a result of the Railways Act 1921 and came into force on the 1st January 1923:
- Caledonian Railway (CalR) 1114.5 route miles
- Furness Railway (Furness) 158 miles
- Glasgow and South Western Railway 493.5 miles
- Highland Railway(HR) 506 miles
- London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 2667.5 miles
- Midland Railway (MidR) 2170.75 miles
- North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) 220.75 miles
- Total Mileage of the constituent companies was 7,331 miles
- 1933 The arrival of the new Chief Mechanical Engineer William Stanier, who was head-hunted from the Great Western Railway by Josiah Stamp in 1933, heralded a change in the LMS. Stanier introduced new ideas rather than continuing with the company's internal conflict.
- In 1938, the LMS operated 6,870 route miles of railway (excluding its lines in Northern Ireland), but it was not very profitable with a rate of return of only 2.7%.
- 1948 Along with the other four British railway companies, the LMS was nationalised and became part of British Railways.
Chief Mechanical Engineers
- George Hughes 1923-1925
- Henry Fowler 1925-1933
- Ernest Lemon
- William Stanier 1932-1944
- Charles Fairburn
- Henry Ivatt
See Also
- Railways: An Outline
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway Constituent Companies
- Railway Companies not Grouped in 1923
Sources of Information
[1] Wikipedia