1923 Grouping
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The 1923 Grouping was a major reorganization of Britain's railway system that consolidated numerous smaller railway companies into four large regional groups under the Railways Act 1921.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Railway Grouping of 1923 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in railway history
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railway reorganization ⓘ |
| affectedCompaniesCount | over 100 pre-grouping railway companies ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
England
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedSector | rail transport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grouping of 1923
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Railway Grouping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | railways in Great Britain ⓘ |
| collectiveNameOfGroups | Big Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
reduction in number of independent railway companies
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standardization of railway practices within groups ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1 January 1923 ⓘ |
| governedByLaw | Railways Act 1921 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupCreated |
Great Western Railway
NERFINISHED
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London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major turning point in British railway organization ⓘ |
| implementedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | amalgamation of existing railway companies ⓘ |
| implementedUnderMonarch | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industryType | transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Railways Act 1921 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessCompleted | 1921 ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | shaped structure of British railways until nationalization in 1948 ⓘ |
| numberOfGroupsCreated | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of rail transport in Great Britain ⓘ |
| policyArea | transport policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | era of numerous private railway companies in Britain ⓘ |
| purpose |
consolidation of railway companies
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rationalization of the British railway system ⓘ |
| reason |
financial difficulties of many pre-grouping railway companies
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need for greater efficiency in railway operations ⓘ |
| regulates | ownership structure of mainline railways in Great Britain ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Big Four railway companies
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pre-grouping railways ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | nationalization of British railways in 1948 ⓘ |
| result | formation of four large railway groups ⓘ |
| scale | national ⓘ |
| sectorReorganized |
freight rail services
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mainline passenger rail services ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | industrial consolidation ⓘ |
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Railway Grouping of 1923