Furness Railway
1920 map of the railway | |
Furness Railway locomotive No. 20 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 1846–1922 |
| Successor | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 157 miles 72 chains (254.1 km) (1919) |
| Track length | 430 miles 44 chains (692.9 km) (1919) |
The Furness Railway (FR) was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire in North West England.