In 1922, one year prior to the formation of the LMS, the LNWR had absorbed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, including their works at Horwich in Lancashire, which had opened in 1886.
В 1922 году, за год до создания LMS, LNWR приобрела Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, включая их мастерскую в Хорвиче в Ланкашире, открывшуюся в 1886 году.