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Length of route 1902-1961
Length of route since 1962
Length of route 1842-1901All figures are kilometres
1842 a 2,989
1843 a 3,141
1844 a 3,457
1845 a 3,928
1846 a 4,886
1847 a 6,349
1848 a 8,251
1849 a 9,706
1850 a 10,655
1851 a 11,088
1852 a 11,806
1853 a 12,369
1854 a 12,962
1855 a 13,325
1856 a 13,208
1857 a 14,635
1858 a 15,356
1859 a 16,097
1860 a 16,790
1861 a 17,485
1862 a 18,589
1863 a 19,830 [1]
1864 a 20,582
1865 a 21,387
1866 a 22,291
1867 a 22,928
1868 a 23,536
1869 a 24,374
1870 a 25,004
1871 a 24,745 [2]
1872 a 25,450
1873 a 25,881
1874 a 26,472
1875 a 26,808
1876 a 27,153
1877 a 27,483
1878 a 27,895
1879 a 28,479
1880 a 28,860 [3]
1881 a 29,250
1882 a 29,704
1883 a 30,064
1884 a 30,359
1885 a 30,850
1886 a 31,112
1887 a 31,508
1888 a 31,884
1889 a 32,095
1890 a 32,304 [4]
1891 a 32,494
1892 a 32,710
1893 a 33,227
1894 a 33,648
1895 n/a
1896 n/a
1897 n/a
1898 n/a
1899 b 34,868
1900 a 30,050 [5]
1901 b 35,531
Notes
Figures include minor lines, London Underground (from 1863) and Irish railways
[1] London Underground now included in figures
[2] Apparent fall in route length could be caused by misprint in source
[3] Total for Great Britain in 1880 was 25,046km
[4] Total for Great Britain in 1890 was 27,811km
[5] Total for Great Britain, excluding Ireland
All figures are kilometres
Sources
a Railway Handbook, 1947-1948 (Board of Trade: Railway returns)
b The Railway Yearbook, 1923 (Board of Trade: Railway returns)
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