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.

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) inherited several styles of coaching stock from its constituents. Sir Nigel Gresley continued the styles that he had established pre-grouping at the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and for the East Coast Joint Stock.

The LNER was a railway of contrasts. It was the second largest "Big Four" company in terms of route miles, but was also the poorest. It was famous for its prestigious high speed trains, but gained a lot of its income from the coal fields of North East England.

2019年1月25日 · English: The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It existed from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. This category has the following 33 subcategories, out of 33 total.

2025年3月16日 · Search within or browse this series to find specific records of interest. Staff records of the London and North Eastern Railway Company. Electronic images of selected …

On 15 June, 1963, a rail tour was run over the London Extension, hauled by the world famous locomotive, No. 4472 - FLYING SCOTSMAN. The former LNER locomotive, once a resident of Leicester Central shed, was purchased from British Railways by Alan Peglar, who proceeded to have his prize repainted into its old LNER livery.

LNER was born from the merger of seven constituent and 26 subsidiary railway companies. It possessed roughly 7,700 locomotives, 20,000 coaches, and 313,500 goods and services vehicles. Soon it didn’t just operate railways but became one of the largest owners of docks in the UK, operating 58

The LNER fleet was substantially built by the fore-runner companies. But what did the LNER itself build? This download shows the number of locomotives built for LNER stock for each year from 1923 to 1947, plus locomotives of LNER design built after nationalisation.

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.

The former LNER area was divided into the Eastern & North Eastern regions. The official regional colors were dark blue & tangerine. EASTERN REGION On the Eastern Region, the blue was used for signs, poster boards, etc, but does not seem to have been used at all with the standard cream for the buildings themselves.