Back London and North Eastern Railway German راهآهن لندن و نورث ایسترن Persian London and North Eastern Railway French London and North Eastern Railway Hungarian London & North Eastern Railway Italian ロンドン・アンド・ノース・イースタン鉄道 Japanese London and North Eastern Railway NB London and North Eastern Railway Polish London and North Eastern Railway Portuguese London and North Eastern Railway Russian
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.jpg) LNER Class A1 No. 2547 Doncaster with The Flying Scotsman train in 1928. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | England; Scotland |
| Dates of operation | 1 January 1923– 31 December 1947 |
| Predecessor | Great Eastern Railway Great Central Railway Great Northern Railway Great North of Scotland Railway Hull and Barnsley Railway North British Railway North Eastern Railway and others |
| Successor | British Rail: |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 6,590 miles (10,610 km) |
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. At that time, it was divided into the new British Railways' Eastern Region, North Eastern Region, and partially the Scottish Region.