LMS

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British railway company railway company

LMS was one of the "Big Four" British railway companies, operating an extensive network across London, the Midlands, Scotland, and parts of Wales from 1923 until nationalisation in 1948.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British railway company → railway company →
concurrentWith	Great Western Railway → London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED → Southern Railway →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolutionCause	nationalisation of British railways →
endDate	1948 →
formedBy	Railways Act 1921 →
formedFrom	Caledonian Railway → Furness Railway → Glasgow and South Western Railway → Highland Railway → Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway → London and North Western Railway → Midland Railway → North London Railway → North Staffordshire Railway → Other smaller railway companies → Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway →
fullName	London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED →
gauge	standard gauge →
headquartersLocation	Euston, London →
headquartersStation	Euston railway station →
nationalisedInto	British Transport Commission →
operatedInCountry	England NERFINISHED → Scotland → Wales →
operatedInRegion	London → Midlands → North Wales NERFINISHED → North West England → Scotland →
operatedMainLine	West Coast Main Line →
operatedServiceType	freight rail transport → mail train services → passenger rail transport →
ownedAssetType	carriages → steam locomotives → wagons →
ownedInfrastructureType	locomotive depots → railway lines → railway stations →
ownership	privately owned →
partOfGroup	Big Four →
railwayGrouping	Big Four →
startDate	1923 →
successor	British Railways →
successorCompany	British Railways London Midland Region → British Railways Scottish Region → British Railways Western Region →
wasOneOf	Big Four British railway companies →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
London, Midland and Scottish Railway →	abbreviation
LMS Jubilee Class →	railwayRegion