North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway (NER), was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923. Its main line survives to the present day as part of the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh.
Read more about North Eastern Railway (UK): Introduction, Constituent Parts of The NER, Principal Stations, Architects, Electrified Lines, Traffic, Docks, Locomotives, Coaching Stock
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