The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. It was known as the 'Premier Line' - though disputed by many it may be thought that it deserved this title as the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first passenger railway in the world, was one of its ancestors (through its merger with the Grand Junction Railway). As the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom, it collected a greater revenue than any other company. It served some of Britain's largest cities, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and (through co-operation with the Caledonian Railway) Edinburgh and Glasgow. It also handled the Irish Mail for the Government between Euston and Holyhead. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... The London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it becam a constituent part of the London and North Western Railway. ... The Manchester and Birmingham Railway was built between Manchester and Crewe. ... The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. ... The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... A joint stock company is a special kind of partnership. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Leeds Coat Of Arms Map sources for Leeds at grid reference SE297338 Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... St. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic), in the United Kingdom, is Scotlands largest city, on the River Clyde in west central Scotland. ... Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... A panoramic view of Holyhead taken from atop Holyhead Mountain, showing the harbours breakwater on the left Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ...

The LNWR formed a major constituent of the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway when the railways of Great Britain were merged in the grouping of 1923. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping forcibly merged British railway companies into The Big Four, as of 1st January 1923. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See Locomotives of the London and North Western Railway Locomotives of the London and North Western Railway. ...

External Links

• London and North Western Railway Society

See Also

• Rail transport in Great Britain
• UK topics
• The Nicky Line
• Victoria Tunnel

Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ... Shortcut: UK topics This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ... The Nicky Line is the local nickname for the railway that once linked the towns of Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden via Redbourn. ... The Victoria Tunnel in Liverpool is a 2475 metres long rail tunnel, it opened in 1849. ...

The name of the London and North Western Railway Company was revived in 1988 by the pop music impresario Pete Waterman for his rail vehicle maintenance company. Based at Crewe, the company was originally located adjacent to the Railway Age heritage site -- this location is now used for the company's steam railway engineering business. Subsequently the company took over the Crewe South carriage shed, where the company has a diesel locomotive maintenance depot together with a carriage and general rolling stock repair facility and paint shop. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article mainly describes pop as used in its more recent sense, as a subgenre of popular music. ... An impresario is a manager or producer in one of the entertainment industries, usually music or theatre. ... Pete Waterman, OBE (born at Coventry on January 15, 1947) is a British record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter and a keen railway enthusiast. ... This article is about Crewe in England. ...