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 Length of route 1842-1901
 Length of route since 1962
1902 a 35,650 [1] 1903 a 36,106 [1] 1904 a 36,426 [1] 1905 a 36,769 [1] 1906 a 37,116 [1] 1907 a 37,189 [1] 1908 a 37,345 [1] 1909 a 37,466 [1] 1910 a 37,638 [1a] 1911 a 37,686 [1] 1912 a 37,724 [1] 1913 a 38,170 [1] 1914 a 38,143 [1] 1915 a 38,156 [1] 1919 a 38,180 [1] 1920 a 38,196 [1b] 1921 a 38,180 [1] 1923 b 31,072 [2] 1929 b 31,096 [2] 1930 b 31,101 [2a] 1931 b 31,115 [2] 1932 b 31,102 [2] 1933 c 32,562 [2b] 1934 c 32,534 [3] 1935 c 32,432 [3] 1936 c 32,382 [4] 1937 c 32,316 [5] 1938 c 32,198 [6] 1939 d 32,158 [3] 1941 d 32,032 [3] 1942 d 32,013 [3] 1943 d 32,010 [3] 1944 d 31,994 [3] 1945 d 31,966 [3] 1946 d 31,963 [3] 1947 e 31,606 1948 e 31,593 1949 e 31,500 1950 e 31,336 1951 f 31,152 1952 f 31,022 1953 f 30,935 1954 e 30,821 1955 e 30,676 [7] 1956 e 30,618 [8] 1957 e 30,521 [9] 1958 e 30,333 [10] 1959 e 29,877 [11] 1960 e 29,562 [12] 1961 e 28,812 [13]
Notes
Figures to 1946 inc. exclude minor lines, London Underground and Irish railways unless otherwise shown Figures from 1947 inc. include all British railways nationalised on 1 January 1948 except London Underground Irish railways are excluded from all figures after 1921 [1] Figure includes minor lines, London Underground and Irish railways [1a] Figure for Great Britain including London Underground and minor lines in 1910 was 32,164km [1b] Figure for Great Britain including London Underground and minor lines in 1920 was 32,657km [2] Figure is for main line companies (GWR, LMS, LNER, SR) only, excluding minor lines [2a] Figure for Great Britain including London Underground and minor lines in 1930 was 32,818km [2b] Figure includes minor lines. Comparative figure for main line companies in 1933 was 31,083km [3] Figure includes minor lines but excludes London Underground [4] Figure includes minor lines. Comparative figure for main line companies in 1936 was 30,928km [5] Figure includes minor lines. Comparative figure for main line companies in 1937 was 30,864km [6] Figure includes minor lines. Comparative figure for main line companies in 1938 was 30,790km [7] Passenger lines 23,820km [8] Passenger lines 23,612km [9] Passenger lines 23,532km [10] Passenger lines 23,261km [11] Passenger lines 22,632km [12] Passenger lines 22,314km [13] Passenger lines 21,972km
Sources
a The Railway Yearbook, 1923 (Board of Trade: Railway returns) b Railway Research Service: The main line railways of Great Britain, 1923-1933 c Ministry of Transport: Railway returns, 1938 d Railway Handbook, 1947-1948 (Ministry of Transport: Railway returns) e British Transport Commission: Annual reports f Department for Transport: Transport statistics, Great Britain
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