London Midland And Scottish Railway Constituents Geography

Plus about several other minor railways, interests in Ireland and various shareholdings see List of constituents of the LMS

2 Geography

The LMS principle trunk routes were the West Coast Main LineThe West Coast Main Line (WCML is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. It begins at Euston station in Central London and ends 400 miles north west at Central station in Glasgow. It al and the Midland Main LineSt Albans The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. The line links London ( St Pancras) to Sheffield ( Midland Station) in northern England, but also links other important population cent which linked London, the industrial Midlands and North-West and Scotland.

The railway's main business was the transportation of freight between these major industrial centres. Particularly notable were the Toton - BrentThe London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London which is surrounded by other boroughs: Harrow to the northwest, Barnet to the northeast, Camden to the east and Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to the coalCoal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. It is a readily combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. It is composed primarily of carbon and hydrocarbons, along with assorted other elements, including sulfur. Often associated wi trains which took coal from the Nottinghamshire coalfield to London.

3 History

3.1 Early History

The early history of the LMS is dominated by infighting between its two largest constituents, the Midland and the North Western, previously two fierce rivals. Men from each of which believed that their companies way was the right - and only way of doing business. Generally, the Midland prevailed, with the adoption of many Midland practices, such as the livery of crimson lake for passenger locomotives and rolling stock. Perhaps most notably however was the continuation of the Midland Railway's small engine policy.

3.2 The Stanier Revolution

The arrival of the new Chief Mechanical Engineer William Stanier, who was head-hunted from the Great Western Railway by Josiah Stamp in 1933 heralded a change in the LMS. Stanier introduced new ideas rather than continuing with the company's internal conflict.

3.3 Nationalisation

The LMS was nationalised in 1948 by the Transport Act 1947, becoming part of British Railways. It formed the London Midland Region and part of the Scottish Region . Lines in Northern Ireland were taken into the Ulster Transport Authority (?)

4 Preservation

5 Topics

Note: Suggested topics

People
- Presidents
  - Josiah Stamp
- Chief Mechanical Engineers of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Rolling Stock
- Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- Coaches of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- Wagons of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Trains
- Named trains of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Others
- Suburban electrification of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

6 Further Reading

For a general overview see Whitehouse, P (1997) LMS 150, BooksEnthsiast.com

7 External Links

The LMS society

8 Footnote

¹It has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. However the London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally used in historical circles. The LMS occasionally also used the initials LM&SR. For consistency, Wikipedia uses the initials LMS. ^^ back to top

The "big four" pre- nationalisation British railway companies:

Great Western | London Midland & Scottish | London & North Eastern | Southern

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