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The London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company Limited was formed through the grouping of railways under the Railways Act 1921, and embraced the following eight constituent and twenty-seven subsidiary companies.
All of the constituent companies have their own dedicated line society and their web-sites are linked from the appropriate company name. Many of the constituent companies are linked to the society of the operating company.
*The three companies listed were incorporated with the LNWR Company as from 1st January 1922.
The LMS was also a substantial shareholder in a number of joint lines, the LMS shareholding being 50% unless otherwise noted:
| Joint with Great Western Railway | |
|---|---|
| Birkenhead Railway | 56.5 miles |
| Brecon and Merthyr Railway & London and North Western Joint Railway | 6 miles |
| Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway | 1.25 miles |
| Clee Hill Railway | 6 miles |
| Clifton Extension Railway | 9 miles |
| Halesowen Railway | 6 miles |
| Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway | 3 miles |
| Quaker's Yard and Merthyr Railway | 6 miles |
| Severn and Wye Railway | 39 miles |
| Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway | 82.75 miles |
| Taff Bargoed Railway | 11 miles |
| Tenbury Railway | 5 miles |
| Vale of Towy Railway (owned by GWR but leased jointly) | 11 miles |
| West London Railway | 2.25 miles |
| Wrexham and Minera Railway | 3 miles |
| Joint with London & North Eastern Railway | |
| Axholme Joint Railway | 27.75 miles |
| Cheshire Lines Committee (1/3 share) | 142 miles |
| Dumbarton & Balloch Railway(including Loch Lomond steamers) | 7 miles |
| Dundee & Arbroath Railway (including Carmyllie Light Railway) | 23 miles |
| Great Central & Midland Joint Railway | 40.25 miles |
| Great Central, Hull & Barnsley and Midland Joint Railway (1/3 share) | 4 miles |
| Great Central and North Staffordshire Joint Railway | 11 miles |
| Great Northern & London and North Western Joint Railway | 45 miles |
| Halifax and Ovenden Railway | 2.5 miles |
| Halifax High Level Railway | 3 miles |
| Kilsyth & Bonnybridge Railway | 8 miles |
| Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway | 9.5 miles |
| Methley Joint Line (1/3 share) | 6 miles |
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | 183.25 miles |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Committee (1/4 share) | 22.5 miles |
| Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway | 6.25 miles |
| Otley and Ilkley Railway | 6.25 miles |
| Perth General Station Committee (2/3 share) | |
| Prince's Dock, Glasgow | 1.25 miles |
| South Yorkshire Joint Railway (2/5 share) | 29.75 miles |
| Swinton and Knottingley Railway | 19.5 miles |
| Tottenham and Hampstead Railway | 4.75 miles |
| Joint with Metropolitan District Railway | |
| Whitechapel & Bow Railway | 2 miles |
| Joint with Southern Railway | |
| Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway | 105 miles |
In Ireland the LMS were represented as follows:
The LMS were also shareholders in the following
These are taken from the official statistical records covering the period 1923 to 1936 plus there were other investments in companies unconnected with railways. The LMS had substantial shareholdings in a number of Omnibus companies spread over most of Scotland and much of England and Wales.
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April 25th, 2024
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