London North Eastern Railway
The London North Eastern Railway was also created in 1923, this is because in
1923 the smaller railway companies had to join up to form bigger companies so
that they could work together and not lose so much money. The LNER was formed
from the Great Northern, North Eastern and North British Railways, plus smaller
companies. Between the years of 1932-38, the public saw a race which consisted of all the big four companies, the race for speed. On July 3rd 1938, LNER A4 Class No.4468 'Mallard' set a new world speed record for steam traction of 126mph, which still hasn't been broken to this day. When WWII arrived the A4 classes were stored away, but some were used for military freight work. When BR took over in 1948 the speed kings were let out and re-numbered as most engines were because they weren't in LNER ownership anymore. Below are some images of some classic LNER designs, click the image to view it full size:
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