Events on January 1 in history

List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping (January 1, 1923)

Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.

Under the Railways Act 1921 the majority of the railway companies in Great Britain (along with a few in Northern Ireland) were grouped into four main companies, often termed the Big Four. The grouping took effect from 1 January 1923.

References

List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping
London and North Eastern Railway
Great Western Railway
Southern Railway (UK)
London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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Events on 1923

16 Feb

Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
25 Jun

Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
1 Jul

History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration.
12 Sep

Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
29 Oct

Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Events on January 1 in history

List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping (January 1, 1923)

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Events on 1923

Tutankhamun

Aerial refueling

History of Chinese immigration to Canada

Zimbabwe

Ottoman Empire