London and North Eastern Railway
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 operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At that time, it was divided into the new British Railways' Eastern Region, North Eastern Region, and partially the Scottish Region.
LNER Class A1 No. 2547 Doncaster with The Flying Scotsman train in 1928.
Timetable for Autumn 1926 detailing the resumption of services after the General Strike
Detail of LNER teak panelled coaches, preserved on the Severn Valley Railway
The most famous of the A1/A3 Class locomotives, A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railways into four. The companies merged into the LMS included the London and North Western Railway, the Midland Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, several Scottish railway companies, and numerous other, smaller ventures.
Crest of the LMS on a railway carriage
LMS crest, carved into the stonework at Leeds station
LMS monogram at Llandudno Station
An LMS sleeping car in the standard maroon livery
