Railway Company Abbreviations
This section lists the abbreviations used for various railways and contracting companies referred to in the index of LB&SCR locomotives.
A(NSW)DR | Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks & Railway Co. |
ACC | Ashington Coal Co. |
ADR | Alexandra Docks Railway |
BC | Broomhill Colliery |
BR | British Railways |
CCC | Cowpen Coal Co. |
CRC | Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Co. |
EHLR | Edge Hill Light Railway |
Frazer | Messers Frazer & Co. |
FYN | Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway |
GWR | Great Western Railway |
IWCR | Isle of Wight Central Railway |
JC | Croydon & Dover Joint Committee (1842-05/1844-03), later the Brighton, Croydon & Dover Joint Committee (1844-03/1845-04-12) |
KESR | Kent & East Sussex Railway |
L&B | London & Brighton Railway (1839-01-08/1844-03 pre Joint Committee) |
L&BR | London & Brighton Railway (1845-04-12/1846-10 post Joint Committee) |
L&C | London & Croydon Railway (1838-07-28/1842-05 pre Joint Committee) |
L&CR | London & Croydon Railway (1845-04-12/1846-10 post Joint Committee) |
LMS | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
LSWR | London, South Western Railway |
M&BR | Manchester & Birmingham Railway |
MS&LR | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
Pauling | Pauling & Co. |
R. Madigan | R. Madigan (contractor) |
RIC | Rhymney Iron Co. |
SE | South Eastern Railway (1841-12/1842-05) |
SECR | South Eastern & Chatham Railway (1899/1923) |
SER | South Eastern Railway (1845-04-12/1898) |
SMJR | Stratford-on-Avon & Midland Junction Railway |
SR | Southern Railway (1923/1947) |
WC&PR | Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway |
WE&CPR | West End & Crystal Palace Railway |
WLR | West Lancashire Railway |