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related tables
 Length of route 1842-1901
Length of route since 1962
1902a35,650 [1]
1903a36,106 [1]
1904a36,426 [1]
1905a36,769 [1]
1906a37,116 [1]
1907a37,189 [1]
1908a37,345 [1]
1909a37,466 [1]
1910a37,638 [1a]
1911a37,686 [1]
1912a37,724 [1]
1913a38,170 [1]
1914a38,143 [1]
1915a38,156 [1]
1919a38,180 [1]
1920a38,196 [1b]
1921a38,180 [1]
1923b31,072 [2]
1929b31,096 [2]
1930b31,101 [2a]
1931b31,115 [2]
1932b31,102 [2]
1933c32,562 [2b]
1934c32,534 [3]
1935c32,432 [3]
1936c32,382 [4]
1937c32,316 [5]
1938c32,198 [6]
1939d32,158 [3]
1941d32,032 [3]
1942d32,013 [3]
1943d32,010 [3]
1944d31,994 [3]
1945d31,966 [3]
1946d31,963 [3]
1947e31,606
1948e31,593
1949e31,500
1950e31,336
1951f31,152
1952f31,022
1953f30,935
1954e30,821
1955e30,676 [7]
1956e30,618 [8]
1957e30,521 [9]
1958e30,333 [10]
1959e29,877 [11]
1960e29,562 [12]
1961e28,812 [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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