London and North Western Railway

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former British railway company railway company

London and North Western Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across England and Wales before becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

Aliases (2)

London and Birmingham Railway ×2
LNWR ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former British railway company → railway company →
abbreviation	LNWR →
becamePartOf	London, Midland and Scottish Railway →
country	United Kingdom →
dateDissolved	1923 →
era	19th century → early 20th century →
fate	grouped into London, Midland and Scottish Railway →
formedByMergerOf	Grand Junction Railway → London and Birmingham Railway → Manchester and Birmingham Railway →
headquartersLocation	Euston railway station → Euston, London →
industry	rail transport →
languageOfName	English →
mainRoute	London to Birmingham → London to Holyhead → London to Liverpool → London to Manchester →
nickname	Premier Line →
operated	West Coast Main Line routes → freight rail services → passenger rail services →
operatedIn	England → Scotland → Wales →
operatedRollingStock	goods wagons → passenger carriages → steam locomotives →
ownedInfrastructure	carriage works → locomotive works → railway lines →
predecessorOf	London, Midland and Scottish Railway →
railGauge	standard gauge →
servedPort	Fleetwood → Holyhead → Liverpool →
servedRegion	Midlands → North Wales → North West England →
servedStation	Birmingham New Street railway station → Crewe railway station → Euston railway station → Liverpool Lime Street railway station → Manchester London Road railway station →
successor	London, Midland and Scottish Railway →
wasPartOf	pre-grouping British railway system →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Huddersfield Line → North Wales Coast Line → Shrewsbury–Chester line → Styal Line → West Coast Main Line →	historicalOperator
Grand Junction Railway → Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway → Manchester and Birmingham Railway →	mergedInto
London and North Western Railway ("London and Birmingham Railway") → London, Midland and Scottish Railway →	formedByMergerOf
Manchester Victoria → Windermere railway station →	formerOperator
Crewe railway station → Lichfield City railway station →	laterCompany
Crewe Works → Crewe Works →	operator
London Euston ("London and Birmingham Railway") → Runcorn railway station →	originalOperator
Grand Junction Railway → Manchester and Birmingham Railway →	successor
London and North Western Railway ("LNWR") →	abbreviation
Premier Line →	appliedTo
Manchester and Birmingham Railway →	becamePartOf
Furness Railway →	connectedTo
LMS →	formedFrom
London Euston →	laterOperator
Crewe Works →	ownedBy
Grand Junction Railway →	partOf
London, Midland and Scottish Railway →	predecessor
Eccles railway station →	preGroupingOperator
Premier Line →	refersTo
Liverpool Road railway station →	successorOperator