London and North Eastern Railway

London and North Eastern Railway

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: Eastern Region North Eastern Region Scottish Region
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.