This book tells the story of the London Midland & Scottish Railway, which was not only Britain's largest railway company but also the largest business in the British Empire. As well as having the most diverse route network, the LMS was famed for its expresses, while the work of its longest reigning chief engineer, Sir William Stanier, influenced the first locomotive and carriage designs for the nationalised British Railways. Packed with facts and figures as well as historical narrative, this extensively illustrated book is a superb reference source that will be of interest to all railway enthusiasts.