RAILSCOT | London, Midland and Scottish Railway

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Dates

19/08/1921	Railways Act Act passed to create London, Midland and Scottish Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, Great Western Railway and Southern Railway by grouping smaller companies into bigger units. This was due to financial problems the railway companies were having in the aftermath of the Great War.
/ /1923	County Donegal Railways Joint Committee Midland Railway owned share of the committee transfers to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
01/01/1923	Dundee and Newtyle Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Caledonian Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway Callander and Oban Railway Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Highland Railway Cathcart District Railway Killin Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Committee Brechin and Edzell District Railway Dornoch Light Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway Grouped into London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
01/01/1923	Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Both the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway and Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line become jointly owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway.
/ /1924	Gleneagles Hotel Opened, having been built for the Caledonian Railway which became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923
/ /1926	London, Midland and Scottish Railway Ceases sailing to Dublin North Wall [LNWR].
/ /1928	David MacBrayne Ltd London, Midland and Scottish Railway Coast Lines Limited David MacBrayne (1928) Ltd David MacBrayne Ltd bought by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and Coast Lines Limited and reformed the company as David MacBrayne (1928) Ltd.
/ /1929	Scottish Motor Traction Group The London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway jointly buy a controlling interest of the bus group.
/ /1933	Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Both joint committees are replaced by Group Committee No 4 (London, Midland and Scottish Railway & London and North Eastern Railway) which oversees railway property jointly owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway in Scotland.
/ /1934	Railway Air Services London, Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Eastern Railway Great Western Railway Southern Railway Imperial Airways Railway Air Services formed by the LMS, LNER, GWR, SR and Imperial Airways. Airport opened at Renfrew Airport.
/ /1934	Highland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway withdraw locomotive 103.
/ /1935	Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Gagie Halt opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
/ /1936	Williamson-Buchanan Steamers Absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
/ /1939	Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway After closure of the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch (Caledonian Railway), Waenavon (1,400 feet) becomes the highest station on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
/ /1948	County Donegal Railways Joint Committee London, Midland and Scottish Railway owned share of the committee transfers to the British Transport Commission.
01/01/1948	British Railways Forth Bridge Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Eastern Railway Great Western Railway Southern Railway Britains railways are nationalised.

Books

An Illustrated History of L.M.S.Locomotives: Absorbed Pre-group Classes, Midland Division v. 4