London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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former company railway company

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway was a major British railway company formed in 1923 that operated an extensive network across England, Scotland, and Wales until nationalisation in 1948.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
London Midland and Scottish Railway	5
London, Midland and Scottish Railway network	2
LMS London Midland and Scottish main line	1
LMS Railway	1

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former company ⓘ railway company ⓘ
abbreviation	LMS ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ surface form: LMS Railway
chiefMechanicalEngineer	Charles Fairburn ⓘ George Ivatt ⓘ Henry Fowler ⓘ William Stanier ⓘ
competitor	Great Western Railway ⓘ London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ Southern Railway (UK) ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved	1948 ⓘ
fleetIncluded	freight wagons ⓘ passenger carriages ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Caledonian Railway ⓘ Furness Railway ⓘ Glasgow and South Western Railway ⓘ Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway ⓘ Highland Railway ⓘ Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ⓘ London and North Western Railway ⓘ Maryport and Carlisle Railway ⓘ Midland Railway ⓘ North London Railway ⓘ North Staffordshire Railway ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
inception	1923 ⓘ
industry	rail transport ⓘ
largestShareholderOf	Northern Counties Committee ⓘ
legalBasisForFormation	Railways Act 1921 ⓘ
majorStation	Birmingham New Street ⓘ Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ Glasgow Central ⓘ Liverpool Lime Street ⓘ London Euston ⓘ London St Pancras International ⓘ surface form: London St Pancras London Road ⓘ surface form: Manchester London Road
majorWorks	Crewe Works ⓘ Derby railway works ⓘ surface form: Derby Works Inverness Works ⓘ St Rollox Works ⓘ
nationalisationYear	1948 ⓘ
nationalisedInto	British Transport Commission ⓘ
networkLength	over 6,000 route miles ⓘ
notableLocomotiveClass	LMS 8F ⓘ LMS Black Five ⓘ LMS Jubilee Class ⓘ LMS Princess Royal Class ⓘ surface form: LMS Princess Coronation Class LMS Princess Royal Class ⓘ
operatedIn	England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
operatedRoute	Shotts Line ⓘ surface form: Caledonian Main Line Glasgow South Western Line ⓘ Midland Main Line ⓘ Settle–Carlisle line ⓘ West Coast Main Line ⓘ
operatedService	London–Birmingham express trains ⓘ London–Edinburgh express trains ⓘ London–Glasgow express trains ⓘ London–Liverpool express trains ⓘ London–Manchester express trains ⓘ
ownedInfrastructureType	branch lines ⓘ canals ⓘ docks ⓘ hotels ⓘ main line railways ⓘ steamships ⓘ
partOfGrouping	Big Four (British railway companies) ⓘ
predecessor	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ⓘ London and North Western Railway ⓘ Midland Railway ⓘ
successor	British Rail ⓘ surface form: British Railways British Rail ⓘ surface form: British Railways London Midland Region British Rail ⓘ surface form: British Railways Scottish Region British Railways Western Region ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Transport Act 1947 → abolishedEntities → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Furness Railway → absorbedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Furness Railway → absorbedInto → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

London, Midland and Scottish Railway → alsoKnownAs → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: LMS Railway

London and North Western Railway → becamePartOf → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Railways Act 1921 → createdEntity → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

George Ivatt → employer → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Manchester Victoria railway station → formerCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Glasgow Central → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway

Manchester Victoria → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Perth railway station → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Windermere railway station → formerOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

London Euston – Glasgow → historicalNetwork → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Edinburgh–Inverness line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Midland Main Line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

North Wales Coast Line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway

West Coast Main Line → historicalOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS Black Five → introducedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Crewe railway station → laterCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Lichfield City railway station → laterCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Rawtenstall railway station → laterCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Horwich Works → laterOperatedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

East Lancashire Railway → laterOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

London Euston → laterOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Horwich → laterRailwayOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Caledonian Railway → mergedInto → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway → mergedInto → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS Black Five → operatedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Crewe → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

subject surface form: Crewe Works

Derby railway works → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS 8F → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS Black Five → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS Princess Royal Class → operator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Crewe Works → ownedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Derby railway works → ownedBy → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Caledonian Railway → parentOrganization → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway

Northern Counties Committee → parentOrganization → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Glasgow Central railway station → postGroupingCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Hough Green railway station → postGroupingCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Warrington Central railway station → postGroupingCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Eccles railway station → postGroupingOperator → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Warrington Central → postgroup → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

British Rail → predecessor → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Caledonian Railway → predecessorOf → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway

London and North Western Railway → predecessorOf → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS 8F → railwayCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

LMS Princess Royal Class → railwayCompany → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

Derby railway works → railwayNetwork → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: London, Midland and Scottish Railway network

LMS Princess Royal Class → railwayRegion → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ

this entity surface form: LMS London Midland and Scottish main line

Horwich Works → servedRailway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ