The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923.
It operated services between Edinburgh and Glasgow, Edinburgh and Carlisle (via Peebles – the Waverley Route) and between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Aberdeen.
It was a partner (with the North Eastern Railway and the Great Northern Railway) in the East Coast Joint Stock operation.
Component companies
During its existence the NBR absorbed the following companies:
- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
- Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
- West Highland Railway
External links
North British Railway Study Group
