Big Four (British railway companies)
The Big Four was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923–47. The name was coined by The Railway Magazine in its issue of February 1923: "The Big Four of the New Railway Era". The Big Four were:
* Great Western Railway (GWR)
* London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)
* London and North Eastern Railway (LNER)
* Southern Railway (SR) The companies were formed as a result of the Railways Act 1921, in a process known as "The Grouping" (of the railways), which came into effect on 1 January 1923.
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Big Four (British railway companies)
The Big Four was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923–47. The name was coined by The Railway Magazine in its issue of February 1923: "The Big Four of the New Railway Era". The Big Four were:
* Great Western Railway (GWR)
* London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)
* London and North Eastern Railway (LNER)
* Southern Railway (SR) The companies were formed as a result of the Railways Act 1921, in a process known as "The Grouping" (of the railways), which came into effect on 1 January 1923.
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The Big Four was a name used t ...... ult of the Transport Act 1947.
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四大英國鐵路公司是指1923年至1947年期間，英國4家著名的鐵路運輸公司，分別為大西部鐵路、倫敦米德蘭和蘇格蘭鐵路、倫敦和東北部鐵路、南部鐵路公司。
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The Big Four was a name used t ...... into effect on 1 January 1923.
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四大英國鐵路公司是指1923年至1947年期間，英國4家著名的鐵路運輸公司，分別為大西部鐵路、倫敦米德蘭和蘇格蘭鐵路、倫敦和東北部鐵路、南部鐵路公司。
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Big Four (British railway companies)
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四大英國鐵路公司
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