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London and North Western Railway
Former British railway company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the historical railway company. For the modern company, see London Northwestern Railway.
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world.[2][3][4][5]
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Headquarters | Euston railway station |
Dates of operation | 16 July 1846; 177 years ago (1846-07-16) ā 31 December 1922; 101 years ago (1922-12-31) |
Predecessor | Grand Junction Railway London and Birmingham Railway Manchester and Birmingham Railway |
Successor | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
Length | 2,066 miles 6 chains (3,325.0 km) (1919)[1] |
Track length | 5,818 miles 59 chains (9,364.4 km) (1919)[1] |
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Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connected four of the largest cities in England; London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, and, through cooperation with their Scottish partners, the Caledonian Railway also connected Scotland's largest cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Today this route is known as the West Coast Main Line. The LNWR's network also extended into Wales and Yorkshire.
In 1923, it became a constituent of the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway, and, in 1948, the London Midland Region of British Railways.