London and North Western Railway






Dates

24/11/1845~London and North Western Railway
Adlington opened
01/01/1846London and North Western Railway
London and Birmingham Railway, Grand Junction Railway and Manchester and Birmingham Railway merge to form the London and North Western Railway.
  /09/1848London and North Western Railway
Consideration of abandoning Leamington to Rugby line promoted by the former Rugby and Leamington Railway.
14/08/1849Mold Railway
Line opened from Saltney Ferry to Mold, worked by the London and North Western Railway.
  /  /1850London and North Western Railway
Work resumes on the Rugby to Leamington Spa branch.
  /  /1851London and North Western Railway
Rugby to Leamington Spa opened as a single track railway.
  /  /1852Carlisle Citadel Approach [1st] (Maryport and Carlisle Railway)
The Maryport and Carlisle Railway opened a curve (which crossed the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway on the level) to reach Crown Street Goods [MCR] and Carlisle Citadel, the new approach avoiding a reversal carried out between 1851 and 1852 to reach the station. The short Maryport curve from the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway to the London and North Western Railway closes.
02/01/1854Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Opened from Hereford Barton to Coedygric on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. Worked by the London and North Western Railway.
  /  /1859Chester and Holyhead Railway North Wall Extension (Midland Great Western Railway)
London and North Western Railway steamers from Holyhead serve Dublin North Wall, where the LNWR opens a Dublin North Wall [LNWR] station and sidings connected to the Midland Great Western Railway line, the station located just east of Dublin North Wall Goods [MGWR].
10/09/1859Lancaster and Carlisle Railway London and North Western Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway leased by the London and North Western Railway.
01/08/1860~London and North Western Railway
Adderley Park opened
08/11/1861Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
Agreement reached for lease for 1000 years by the London and North Western Railway.
01/07/1862Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Leased jointly by the London and North Western Railway, West Midland Railway and Great Western Railway.
07/08/1862Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
Lease agreement with London and North Western Railway confirmed by Act.
01/10/1862Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway takes possession of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway.
  /  /1863Dundalk and Greenore Railway
London and North Western Railway backed line authorised.
25/07/1864Rhymney Railway
Act for Caerphilly to Cardiff Line (Rhymney Railway) and connection to the Caerphilly Branch (Brecon and Merthyr Railway). Traffic agreement made with the London and North Western Railway. Larger company helps finance smaller company's plans.
  /  /1865Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers for the North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were preserved.
  /  /1865Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Caledonian Railway
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway grants running powers to the London and North Western Railway between Carlisle Citadel, Lockerbie and Dumfries.
29/07/1865London and North Western Railway
Land held at Carlisle Crown Street by the Caledonian Railway sold to the LNWR.
30/07/1865London and North Western Railway
Makes traffic agreement with the Vale of Neath Railway.
05/10/1865London and North Western Railway
Uses running powers over the Taff Vale Extension Railway and an agreement with the Vale of Neath Railway to serve Swansea.
  /  /1866Scottish North Eastern Railway Caledonian Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers for the Highland Railway between Perth General and Stanley Junction. Confirmation of running powers for North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The SNER's running powers over the Montrose and Bervie Railway are transferred to the Caledonian.
  /  /1866Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway, London and North Western Railway
Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway bought by the London and North Western Railway.
16/07/1866Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Act passed, backed by the London and North Western Railway.
  /  /1867London and North Western Railway
Act for north facing junction at Abergavenny for the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway.
31/01/1867Caledonian Railway London and North Western Railway
Caledonian Railway given running powers over the London and North Western Railway from Carlisle Citadel to Preston.
  /  /1868Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
An agreement with the London and North Western Railway is reached over use of the Ingleton Branch (London and North Western Railway) and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway by the Midland Railway. The route would involve the North Western Railway. The Midland Railway tries to abandon the Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway). The North British Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway block the abandonment.
  /  /1869Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Incorporated into the London and North Western Railway.
  /  /1869Drogheda Curve (Dublin and Drogheda Railway and London and North Western Railway)
A joint line curve authorised from East Wall Junction (Dublin and Drogheda Railway) to London and North Western Railway sidings at Dublin North Wall [LNWR] (there was no direct connection to the Midland Great Western Railway).
  /  /1869Dundalk and Greenore Railway
Construction begins with London and North Western Railway investment.
15/06/1869Caledonian Railway North British Railway
The North British Railway wishes to withdraw from the 'joint purse' arrangement then in operation. This was on discovery that the Caledonian Railway and London and North Western Railway were intentionally starving the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) of traffic.
  /  /1870Donegall Quay [Belfast]
Fleetwood steamers worked jointly by the London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
  /  /1871Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Abergavenny Junction station re-built at London and North Western Railway expense.
02/10/1871Rhymney and Nantybwch Joint Line (London and North Western Railway, South Wales and Rhymney Railway)
Joint line from Rhymney to Nantybwch opened to public traffic. The London and North Western Railway diverts all of its Cardiff bound traffic to the Rhymney Railway route.
18/05/1874London and North Western Railway South Wales, Brecon and Merthyr Railway
London and North Western Railway agrees to withdraw Merthyr bill in exchange for joint ownership of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway branch from Dowlais to Merthyr. A link was to be opened from Penywern Junction, by Ivor Junction, and run from there to Morlais on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway.
01/01/1875Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
London and North Western Railway uses line for Shrewsbury to Newport Mill Street.
  /07/1875Sirhowy Tramroad, London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway starts to run trains on the Sirhowy Tramroad.
21/08/1875Sirhowy Tramroad, London and North Western Railway
Date of retrospective working agreement.
01/10/1875London and North Western Railway
Opens depot at Tyndall Street Goods, Cardiff, approached by 1/2 a mile of traffic from the Rhymney Railway.
13/07/1876Sirhowy Tramroad, London and North Western Railway
Act merging the Sirhowy Tramroad into the London and North Western Railway.
08/07/1877London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway's new diverted approach to Carlisle Citadel is opened. Railway No 1.
08/07/1877Lancaster and Carlisle Railway London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway opens a new southern approach to Carlisle Citadel, London and North Western Railway No 1 Approach Line.
01/12/1877Dublin North Wall [LNWR] London and North Western Railway
First served by Great Northern Railway [Ireland] (ex Dublin and Drogheda Railway) and Midland Great Western Railway passenger trains.
  /  /1878Lancaster and Carlisle Railway London and North Western Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway vested into the London and North Western Railway.
  /05/1878Drogheda Curve (Dublin and Drogheda Railway and London and North Western Railway)
Line split between the Dublin and Drogheda Railway (East Wall Junction to Church Road Junction) and London and North Western Railway (Church Road Junction to Dublin North Wall [LNWR]).
01/05/1878Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Extension to Abersychan and Talywain opened to passengers. Track in the station was jointly owned by the London and North Western Railway and the Great Western Railway as the line met its Talwain Branch here.
  /  /1879Lancaster and Carlisle Railway London and North Western Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway fully amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway.
  /03/1879Pontypool Caerleon and Newport Railway
London and North Western Railway stop using line for passengers. Cwmbran to Mill Street becomes freight only.
09/06/1879Dowlais and Merthyr Joint Line
London and North Western Railway passenger service starts to run to Merthyr. Access also opened to the Crawshays Private Railway.
  /  /1880Greencastle and Kilkeel Railway and Pier Co
Greencastle Pier opened, railway not built (authorised 1876, rights bought by the London and North Western Railway through its Dundalk, Carlingford and Greenore Railway in 1878).
  /  /1881London and North Western Railway
Rent the Nantyglo to Brynmawr railway from the Nantyglo and Blaina Iron Company.
  /  /1884Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Private coal and stores siding laid to Abergavenny Lunatic Asylum from south junction at triangle. London and North Western Railway had running powers to hospital.
  /  /1884City of Dublin Junction Railways
Act passed to connect the Dublin and Kingstown Railway to other railways in Dublin (the 'Loop Line'). (Previously opposed by the London and North Western Railway for fear of loss of traffic from the Holyhead to Dublin North Wall route.)
01/07/1884Bethesda Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line opened from Penrhyn, by Bangor, to Bethesda.
  /  /1885Portpatrick Railway Wigtownshire Railway
The Caledonian Railway's lease expires - the Portpatrick Railway and Wigtownshire Railway become jointly run as the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway - controlled by the Caledonian Railway, London and North Western Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway. The stock was owned by all four companies and operated by the two Scottish companies. The Joint company also owned 4/5 of the Larne and Stranraer Steamship Joint Committee, the remaining 1/5 owned by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway.
  /  /1885Dublin North Wall [LNWR] London and North Western Railway
Hotel opened at Dublin North Wall [LNWR].
01/06/1885London and North Western Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
A joint curve opened from the Longridge branch to the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway. Maudlands Goods depot altered to be approached from the North East via the Longridge branch and level crossings taken out.
  /07/1893London and North Western Railway Caledonian Railway
Corridor dining cars begin to be used on the West Coast Main Line.
  /  /1895Weedon, Daventry and Leamington Spa Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line opened.
  /  /1900Penllwyn Tramway, London and North Western Railway
A new spur, west of Nine Mile Point, is opened to the Penllwyn Tramway by the owners, the London and North Western Railway to give access to Nine Mile Point Colliery. Formerly this tramway was accessible by a point west of Nine Mile Point and thus in Great Western Railway territory.
  /  /1902New Ross and Waterford Line (Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway)
With support of the London and North Western Railway's loan of £100,000 work continues.
31/07/1902Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
Line taken over jointly by the London and North Western Railway and the Great Western Railway as the Nantyglo and Blaina Iron Company were asking too high a price to buy their private Nantyglo Iron Works to Brynmawr railway.
  /  /1909London and North Western Railway
Many Holyhead services relocated from Dublin North Wall [LNWR] to Dun Laoghaire.
  /  /1918London and North Western Railway
Lease of the Nantyglo to Brynmawr railway expires.
  /  /1920London and North Western Railway
Replaces City of Dublin Steam Packet Company services.
  /  /1923Dublin North Wall London and North Western Railway
Hotel at Dublin North Wall [LNWR] closed.
  /  /1928Donegall Quay [Belfast]
Former Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway steamer routes merged and operate from Heysham.
  /  /1933Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway
Great Northern Railway [Ireland] takes over operation for the London and North Western Railway.
  /  /1948~London and North Western Railway
Adlington renamed Adlington (Cheshire)
  /  /1958Weedon, Daventry and Leamington Spa Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Closed to passengers.
  /  /1959London and North Western Railway
Rugby to Leamington Spa closed to passengers.
04/01/1960Northampton and Market Harborough Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line closed to passengers.
  /  /1963Weedon, Daventry and Leamington Spa Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Closed to goods except the Marton to Southam section which was accessed by the Rugby to Marton line.
07/10/1963Bethesda Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line closed.
06/01/1969Northampton and Market Harborough Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line re-opened for through passenger trains.
01/05/1969Northampton and Market Harborough Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line closed to passengers.
10/07/1972Northampton and Market Harborough Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line re-opened for through passenger trains.
16/08/1981Northampton and Market Harborough Branch (London and North Western Railway)
Line closed to passengers.