List of constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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The Following were constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

• Main Constituents
  • Caledonian Railway
  • Furness Railway
  • Glasgow and South Western Railway
  • Highland Railway
  • Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway *
  • London and North Western Railway
  • Midland Railway
  • North Staffordshire Railway

• Subsidiary Companies
  • Arbroath and Forfar Railway
  • Brechin and Edzell District Railway
  • Callander and Oban Railway
  • Cathcart District Railway
  • Charnwood Forest Railway
  • Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
  • Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
  • Dearne Valley Railway
  • Dornoch Light Railway *
  • Dundee and Newtyle Railway
  • Harborne Railway
  • Killin Railway
  • Knott End Railway
  • Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  • Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
  • Maryport and Carlisle Railway
  • Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
  • North & South Western Junction Railway
  • North London Railway *
  • Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Junction Railway
  • Shropshire Union Railways & Canal
  • Solway Junction Railway
  • Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
  • Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway
  • Wick and Lybster Light Railway
  • Wirral Railway
  • Yorkshire Dales Railway Railway

• Joint Lines
  • Cheshire Lines (1/3 owned, joint with LNER)
  • Great Central and Midland Joint Lines (½ owned, joint with LNER)
  • Great Central and North Staffordshire Joint Lines (½ owned, joint with LNER)
  • Great Central Hull and Barnsley Joint Lines (1/3 joint with LNER)
  • Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (½ owned joint with LNER)
  • Methley Joint Line (1/3 owned joint with LNER)
  • Midland and Great Northern Junction Railway (½ owned joint with LNER)
  • Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge Junction Railway (½ owned joint with LNER)
  • Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Joint Line (½ owned joint with GWR)
  • Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (½ owned joint with Southern Railway)
  • South Yorkshire Joint Line (2/5 owned joint with LNER)
  • Whitechapel & Bow Railway (½ owned joint with Metropolitan District Railway)

• The LMS in Ireland
  • County Donegal Railways (½ owned joint with ?)
  • Northern Counties Railway
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (minority shareholding)
  • Great Southern Railways (minority shareholding)
  • Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway - operated from 1933 by the GNR(I)

• Other Shareholdings
  • Great Western Railway (minority shareholding)
  • London and North Eastern Railway
  • London Electric Railway until 30th June 1933
  • London Passenger Transport Board from 1st July 1933

[edit] Footnote

* These companies listed were incorporated with the LNWR as from 1st January [1922. ^^ back to top