Corporate London and North Eastern Railway; 1923-1948; railway company DS/UK/1043 London and North Eastern Railway LNER 1923-1948 railway company

The Railways Act of 1921 created four large groups of previously independent railway companies. These groupings came into existence in 1923. Two of them, the Great Western Railway (GWR) and the Southern Railway (SR) did not operate trains anywhere within Derbyshire. The other two new groupings were: - The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which absorbed the Great Central Railway (GCR) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR). - The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), which absorbed the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), the Midland Railway (MR) and the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR). There were some smaller railway networks which remained independent of the "Big Four", including the Cromford and High Peak Railway (CHPR). The UK's railway networks were nationalised by the The Transport Act of 1947, which came into effect on the first day of 1948. The Railways Act 1993 put rail transportation back into private hands. As part of the privatisation process, a new body called British Railways Board (Residuary) was set up. This took over responsibility for selling off land and structures. Yes International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 A7003503 15/04/2015 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 10/10/2022 e3a12b36-1d34-4f32-8a60-513930521b5e