From the beginning of 1923 the railways in Great Britain, other than the Underground lines in London, were reorganised into 4 groups. This page gives some notes on them.
| Group | Constituents | Subsidiaries |
|---|---|---|
| LNER |
North Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway Great Northern Railway Great Central Railway Hull and Barnsley North British Great North of Scotland | 26 companies |
| LMSR |
London and North Western Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire (merged in 1921) London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway (merged in 1919?) Midland Railway Caledonian Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway North Staffordshire Furness Railway Highland Railway | 27 companies |
| GWR |
Great Western Railway
Cambrian Railway 5 other companies | 26 companies |
| SR |
London and South Western Railway
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway South Eastern Railway (operated by the SECR) London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (operated by the SECR) South Eastern and Chatham Railway (owned by SER and LCDR) | 14 companies |
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