Railways Act 1921
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The Railways Act 1921 was a UK law that reorganized and consolidated most of the country's railway companies into four large regional groups, fundamentally reshaping the British railway system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
railway legislation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grouping Act ⓘ |
| appliedTo | most mainline railway companies in Great Britain ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1 January 1923 ⓘ |
| commonNameOfGroups | Big Four ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
arrangements for joint lines and joint committees
ⓘ
compensation terms for shareholders of absorbed companies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdEntity |
Great Western Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Railway (grouped company)
London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ Southern Railway (UK) ⓘ |
| didNotApplyTo | Northern Ireland railways ⓘ |
| effect | grouped most British railway companies into four large regional companies ⓘ |
| excluded |
District Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
London Underground companies
most light railways ⓘ |
| field |
commercial law
ⓘ
transport law ⓘ |
| followedBy | Transport Act 1947 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Great Britain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ended era of hundreds of competing private railway companies
ⓘ
major reorganization of the British railway industry ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Railway companies and Ministry of Transport from 1923 ⓘ |
| influenced | later nationalization of railways in 1948 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
David Lloyd George
ⓘ
surface form:
government of David Lloyd George
|
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermEffect | established structure of the Big Four from 1923 to 1947 ⓘ |
| numberOfGroups | 4 ⓘ |
| policyContext |
government control of railways during World War I
ⓘ
post–World War I economic reconstruction ⓘ |
| predecessor | wartime government control under Regulation of the Forces Act and Defence of the Realm regulations ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve efficiency of the railway system
ⓘ
reduce wasteful competition between railway companies ⓘ reorganize railways in Great Britain into a small number of large companies ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
allocation of railways to regional groups
ⓘ
amalgamation of railway companies ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 19 August 1921 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Railways Act 1921 self-link ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Department for Transport
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Transport (UK)
|
| subjectOf | reorganization of British railways ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1921 ⓘ |
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