What is Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway?
The '''Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway''' (L&YR) was a major British [[railway]] company before the [[Railways Act 1921|1923 Grouping]]. It was created in 1847 by joining the Manchester and Leeds Railway and a number of smaller railway companies. It was the third largest railway system based in [[Northern England]]. Only the [[Midland Railway]] and the [[North Eastern Railway]] were bigger. It was the first mainline railway to introduce [[Railway electrification system|electrification]] of some of its lines. It also ran [[steamboat]] services across the [[Irish Sea]] and [[North Sea]]. It was a bigger shipowner than any other British railway company. It amalgamated with the [[London and North Western Railway]] on 1 January 1922. One year later, the merged company became the largest constituent of the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] under the [[Railways Act 1921]]. ==Related pages== * [[LYR electric units]] {{Bigfour}} [[Category:Pre-grouping British railway companies]]