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The North Eastern Railway (NER) was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854 by the combination of several existing railway companies. Later, it was amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948.
London North Eastern Railway [3] (LNER) is a British train operating company which operates most services on the East Coast Main Line. It is owned by DfT Operator for the Department for Transport (DfT). The company's name echoes that of the London and North Eastern Railway, one of the Big Four railway companies which operated between 1923 and 1948.
North East England (1 ed.). David and Charles, Macdonald and Co., 3 editions, 2nd 1968, 3rd 1973 — (1967). North Road locomotive works, Darlington, 1863–1966. Roundhouse Books. — (1969). Railway history in pictures : north-east England. David and Charles. — (1969). North Eastern Railway buses, lorries &autocars. Midd Valley Narrow Gauge ...
The eastern section of the Trans-Pennine route, Hull to Leeds, also ran through this region, as did the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Other connecting routes, largely originating with the former North Eastern Railway connected to the major lines throughout the then counties of Northumberland, Durham and the North Riding and East Riding of ...
William Weaver Tomlinson (1858-1916) was a historian known for his histories of the north east of England, in particular for his Comprehensive guide to the county of Northumberland. (1888) and his history of the North Eastern Railway: The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development, published 1915.
The Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953. NER was bifurcated into two Railway Zones on 15 January 1958, the North Eastern Railway and the Northeast Frontier Railway and all lines east of Katihar were transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway. [2]
The North Eastern Railway was formed by merger in 1854 and merged into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923.Between those dates five men held the post of Locomotive Superintendent.