| London and North Eastern Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1058 words) |
 | The North Eastern Railway owned the largest mileage: 1757 route miles (2828 km), as compared with the North British Railway (1378 miles or 2218 km) and the Hull and Barnsley Railway, at 106.5 miles (171 km). |
| In partnership with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the LNER was co-owner of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, the UK's biggest joint railway system, much of which competed with the LNER's own lines. |
| The company was nationalised in 1948 under the Transport Act 1947 and became part of British Railways, in part so that the severe war damage in the big, inner-city stations could be repaired more swiftly. |
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