The larger railway companies such as the Great Western Railway and the nascent Midland began to buy up strategic failed lines to expand their network.
شرکت‌های بزرگتر راه‌آهن مانند the Great Western Railway و the nascent Midland شروع به خرید خطوط شکست خورده ولی استراتژیک برای گسترش شبکه خود کردند.