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MAIN COMPANIES

The main companies, showing their route mileage, were:


Independently operated lines



Leased or worked railways

Many of these "railways" existed only in name; there were included on the list at the time of the Railways Act in order to legally qualify each line's position
  • Originally leased to or worked by the NER

  • --- Brackenhill Light Railway (West Yorkshire)

  • --- Fawcett Depot line (County Durham) 5.5 miles (9 km)

  • --- Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction line 6.5 miles (10km)

  • Originally leased to or worked by the GCR

  • --- Humber Commercial Railway and Dock

  • --- Mansfield Railway 10 miles (16 km)

  • --- North Lindsey Light Railway 12 miles (19 km)

  • --- Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway

  • --- Sheffield District Railway 4.5 miles (7 km)

  • Originally leased to or worked by the GER

  • --- London And Blackwall Railway 6 miles (10 km)

  • Originally leased to or worked by the GNR

  • --- East Lincolnshire Railway 47.5 miles (76 km)

  • --- Horncastle Railway 7.5 miles (12 km)

  • --- Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal 23 miles (37 km)

  • --- Nottingham Suburban line 4 miles (6 km)

  • --- Stamford and Essendine Railway 12.5 miles (20 km)

  • Originally leased to or worked by the NBR

  • --- Edinburgh & Bathgate Railway 10.25 miles (16 km)

  • --- Forth & Clyde Junction Railway 30.5 miles (49 km)

  • --- Gifford & Garvald Railway 9.25 miles (15km)

  • --- Kilsyth & Bonnybridge Railway 8.5 miles (14 km) (worked jointly with CalR)

  • --- Lauder Light Railway 10.25 miles (16 km)

  • --- Newburgh & North Fife Railway 13.25 miles (21 km)

  • Originally leased to or worked by H&BR

  • --- South Yorkshire Junction Railway 11.5 miles (18 km)

  • Originally leased to or worked by several constituent companies

  • --- Nottingham Joint Station Committee

  • --- West Riding Railway Committee 32.5 miles (52 km)



INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED JOINT COMPANIES



JOINT RAILWAYS


Now totally LNER

  • Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway 123 miles (197 km)

  • Hull & Barnsley and Great Central 25.75 miles (41 km)

  • Joint with LMSR

  • Axholme Joint Railway 27.75 miles (44 km)

  • Cheshire Lines Committee (2/3 share) 142 miles (227 km)

  • Dumbarton & Balloch (including Loch Lomond steamers) 7 miles (11 km)

  • Dundee & Arbroath (including Carmyllie Light Railway) 23 miles (37 km)

  • Great Central & Midland Joint 40.25 miles (64 km)

  • Great Central & North Staffordshire Joint 11 miles (18 km)

  • Great Northern & London and North Western Joint 45 miles (72 km)

  • Halifax & Ovenden 2.5 miles (4 km)

  • Methley (2/3 share) 6 miles (10 km)

  • Midland & Great Northern Joint 183.25 Miles (298 km)

  • Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee (GER, MidR & GNR) 22.25 miles (36 km)

  • Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge 6.25 miles (10 km)

  • Otley & Ilkley 6.25 miles (10 km)

  • Perth General Station (2/3 share)

  • Prince's Dock, Glasgow (1/3 share) 1.25 miles (2 km)

  • South Yorkshire Joint (3/5 share) 20.5 miles (33 km)

  • Swinton & Knottingley 19.5 miles (31 km)

  • Tottenham & Hampstead 4.75 miles (8 km)

  • Joint with GWR

  • Great Western & Great Central Joint 41 miles (66 km)