Big Four British railway companies

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Big Four was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923-1947. The name was coined by the Railway Magazine in its issue of February 1923.

The Big Four were:

• Great Western Railway (GWR)
• London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)
• London and North Eastern Railway (LNER)
• Southern Railway

In 1948 these companies were nationalised to form British Railways.

[edit] See also

• History of rail transport in Great Britain
• History of rail transport in Great Britain 1830 - 1922
• History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923 - 1947
• List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping
• Railways Act 1921
• Transport Act 1947
• British Transport Commission