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 Length of route 1902-1961
Length of route since 1962
1842a2,989
1843a3,141
1844a3,457
1845a3,928
1846a4,886
1847a6,349
1848a8,251
1849a9,706
1850a10,655
1851a11,088
1852a11,806
1853a12,369
1854a12,962
1855a13,325
1856a13,208
1857a14,635
1858a15,356
1859a16,097
1860a16,790
1861a17,485
1862a18,589
1863a19,830 [1]
1864a20,582
1865a21,387
1866a22,291
1867a22,928
1868a23,536
1869a24,374
1870a25,004
1871a24,745 [2]
1872a25,450
1873a25,881
1874a26,472
1875a26,808
1876a27,153
1877a27,483
1878a27,895
1879a28,479
1880a28,860 [3]
1881a29,250
1882a29,704
1883a30,064
1884a30,359
1885a30,850
1886a31,112
1887a31,508
1888a31,884
1889a32,095
1890a32,304 [4]
1891a32,494
1892a32,710
1893a33,227
1894a33,648
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899b34,868
1900a30,050 [5]
1901b35,531
Notes
Figures include minor lines, London Underground (from 1863) and Irish railways
[1] London Underground now included in figures
[2] Apparent fall in route length could be caused by misprint in source
[3] Total for Great Britain in 1880 was 25,046km
[4] Total for Great Britain in 1890 was 27,811km
[5] Total for Great Britain, excluding Ireland
Sources
a Railway Handbook, 1947-1948 (Board of Trade: Railway returns)
b The Railway Yearbook, 1923 (Board of Trade: Railway returns)
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