This category contains the railways that were grouped in 1923 to form the 'Big Four' railway companies; Great Western Railway, Southern Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway. Much of the information for this category and its articles are to be obtained from British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (Ian Allan Publication, Railway Publications Ltd) 1976 ISBN 0-7110-0320-3
Subcategories
This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
Pages in category "Pre-grouping British railway companies"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 240 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
- Alford Valley Railway (GNoSR)
- Alloa Railway
- Alyth Railway
- Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway
- Ardrossan Railway
- Axholme Joint Railway
- Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway
- Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
- Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway
- Ayr to Mauchline Branch
B
- Ballochney Railway
- Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway
- Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
- Barrhead Branch
- Boddam branch line
- Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway
- Bolton and Preston Railway
- Brechin and Edzell District Railway
- Bridge of Weir Railway
- Bristol and Exeter Railway
- Buckie and Portessie Branch
- Buckinghamshire Railway
- Bullo Pill Railway
- Buntingford branch line
- Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway
C
- Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
- Caledonian main line
- Caledonian Railway
- Callander and Oban Railway
- Cambrian Railways
- Cannock Mineral Railway
- Cardiff Railway
- Carmyllie Railway
- Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
- Cathcart District Railway
- City Union Line
- Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
- Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
- Clydesdale Junction Railway
- Coalburn Branch
- Cockermouth and Workington Railway
- Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
- List of constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- Cornwall Minerals Railway
- Cornwall Railway
- Crieff and Comrie Railway
- Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
- Crieff Junction Railway
- Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
D
- Darvel and Strathaven Railway
- Darvel Branch
- Dearne Valley Railway
- Devon Valley Railway
- Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
- Dornoch Light Railway
- Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
- Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway
- Dundee and Arbroath Railway
- Dundee and Newtyle Railway
- Dundee and Perth Railway
E
- East Fife Central Railway
- Eastern Counties Railway
- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
- Edinburgh and Northern Railway
- Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
- Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
- Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
- Ely and Newmarket Railway
- Esk Valley Railway (Scotland)
- Eyemouth Railway
F
G
- Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
- General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
- Gifford and Garvald Railway
- Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
- Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
- Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
- Glasgow and South Western Railway
- Glasgow Central Railway
- Glasgow City and District Railway
- Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
- Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
- Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
- Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
- Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
- Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
- Grangemouth branch railways
- Great Central and Midland Joint Railway
- Great Central Railway
- Great Eastern Railway
- Great North of Scotland Railway
- Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
- Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
- Great Western Railway
- Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
- Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
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L
- Lambourn Valley Railway
- Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
- Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
- Largs Branch
- Lauder Light Railway
- Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
- Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway
- Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
- Liskeard and Caradon Railway
- List of constituents of the Great Western Railway
- List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway
- List of constituents of the Southern Railway
- List of early British railway companies
- List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping
- List of shipping facilities of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- Liverpool and Bury Railway
- Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
- Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
- Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway
- Llangurig branch
- Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
- Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway
- London and Brighton Railway
- London and Croydon Railway
- London and North Western Railway
- London and South Western Railway
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
- London, Chatham and Dover Railway
- London, Tilbury and Southend line
- Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway
M
- Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway
- Macmerry Branch
- Mallaig Extension Railway
- Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
- Manchester South District Railway
- Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
- Maryport and Carlisle Railway
- Mawddwy Railway
- Maybole and Girvan Railway
- Methley Joint Railway
- Middlebere Plateway
- Midland and South Western Junction Railway
- Midland Railway
- Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
- Monkland Railways
- Montrose and Bervie Railway
- Moray Coast Railway
- Morayshire Railway
N
- Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
- Neath and Brecon Railway
- Newburgh and North Fife Railway
- Newmarket and Chesterford Railway
- Newport Railway, Scotland
- Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway
- Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
- Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
- North and South Western Junction Railway
- North British Railway
- North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
- North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
- North Lindsey Light Railway
- North London Railway
- North Staffordshire Railway
- Northern and Eastern Railway