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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	London and North Eastern Railway
Also Known As	LNER
Epithet	railway company
Dates	1923-1948
History	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.
Authorised Form of Name	London and North Eastern Railway; 1923-1948; railway company

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