London & North Eastern Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/London_&_North_Eastern_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LNER
gptkbp:businessModel gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1948
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Railways_Act_1921
gptkbp:foundedYear 1923
gptkbp:hasMotivePower gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label London & North Eastern Railway
gptkbp:logo gptkb:LNER_roundel
gptkbp:notableAchievement world steam speed record (Mallard, 1938)
gptkbp:notableEvent nationalisation in 1948
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:The_Flying_Scotsman
gptkb:The_Coronation
gptkb:The_Silver_Jubilee
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Arthur_Peppercorn
gptkb:Edward_Thompson
gptkb:Sir_Nigel_Gresley
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:York
gptkb:Newcastle_Central
gptkb:Mallard
gptkb:Flying_Scotsman
gptkb:Edinburgh_Waverley
King's Cross
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 100,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operates freight trains
passenger trains
suburban services
express services
gptkbp:operatesRoute gptkb:East_Coast_Main_Line
gptkb:Great_Eastern_Main_Line
gptkb:West_Highland_Line
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Railway_Executive_Committee_(from_1939)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Great_Eastern_Railway
gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway
gptkb:Great_Central_Railway
gptkb:North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:East_Anglia
gptkb:England
gptkb:London
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Yorkshire
North East England
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkb:London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:London_Liverpool_Street_to_Shenfield_line
gptkb:Roding_Valley_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7