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Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway: LNWR and GCR; subsequent to the grouping the parent companies were the LMS and the LNER. Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway: (Midland and GNR; subsequent to the grouping the parent companies were the LMS and the LNER). Length 183 miles (295 km).
Locomotives of pre-grouping British railway companies (24 C, 22 P) London and North Eastern Railway constituents (11 C, 27 P) London, Midland and Scottish Railway constituents (13 C, 43 P)
Most of them became constituent parts of the emerging main-line railway companies, often immediately after being built. Some continued as independent companies until the 1923 Grouping; a few retained that independence until 1947. [1]
The GWR was the only company to retain its pre-grouping identity, which it duly imposed on all the railway companies it absorbed. However, the other three found that former influences remained strong. The Southern Region's management remained decentralised, respecting the three distinct bundles of routes inherited from its constituents.
About 100 of the smaller railways (termed "Subsidiary Companies") would be absorbed by either the Constituent Companies or the Amalgamated Companies. In what was termed the "Western Group", the Constituent Companies were: Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (17 km) Barry Railway 68 miles (109 km)
The Railways Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5.c. 55), [1] also known as the Grouping Act, was an act of Parliament enacted by the British government, and was intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, by "grouping" them into four large companies, dubbed the "Big Four". [2]
Pages in category "Locomotives of pre-grouping British railway companies" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (14 km) (worked jointly with CalR) [6] Lauder Light Railway 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (16 km) [6] Newburgh and North Fife Railway 13 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (21 km) [6] Originally leased to or worked by H&BR South Yorkshire Junction Railway 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (18 km) [6] Originally leased to or worked by ...