London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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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.

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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

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Barnt Green railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Gravelly Hill railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Aston railway station laterOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Shenstone railway station preGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Shenstone railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
East Tilbury railway station originalCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Kings Norton railway station laterOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Selly Oak railway station formerCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Mossley railway station postgroupOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Ravensthorpe railway station postgroupOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Dunkeld and Birnam railway station postGroupingOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Wakefield Kirkgate railway station laterCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Harrow & Wealdstone railway station laterCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Bletchley railway station laterCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Cheshire Lines Committee successorCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Lockerbie railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Cromford railway station laterManagedBy London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Giggleswick railway station postgroupCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Neston railway station postGroupingOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Llandudno Junction railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Reddish South railway station formerOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Prestatyn railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Wolverton historicallyServedBy London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Pont-y-Pant laterOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Bootle Oriel Road railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Kirkby railway station formerOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Prescot railway station postgroupCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Rhyl railway station laterOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Hale railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Llandudno railway station laterOperatedBy London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Birkenhead North railway station postGroupingOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Earlestown railway station formerOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Huyton railway station postGroupingOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Roby railway station formerCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway
Berkhamsted railway station formerCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Mytholmroyd railway station formerOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Blundellsands and Crosby railway station formerOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Kensington (Olympia) railway station laterOperatedBy London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Stranraer railway station historicalRailwayCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Stranraer railway station postgroup London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Annan railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Kirkconnel railway station postGroupingOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Stone railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Ludlow railway station postGroupingOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Maghull railway station laterCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Alderley Edge railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Georgemas Junction historicalOperator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
James Street railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Seaforth and Litherland railway station postGroupingCompany London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Coniston branch line laterOperatedBy London, Midland and Scottish Railway
this entity surface form: London Midland and Scottish Railway