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London and North Eastern Railway Company
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Description area
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History
The London and North Eastern Railways Company (LNER) was formed 1 January 1923. It was one of the four main railway companies created under the Railways Act, 1921 which was passed to create greater efficiency. LNER consisted of a first rank company, NER; second rank companies, GNR, GER, GCR and NBR; and the minor companies of the Great North of Scotland Company and the Hull and Barnsley Company.