1 9 0 9 ) ▁ ▁Charles ▁John ▁Bow en ▁Co oke ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 2 0 ) ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁reason ably ▁compreh ensive ▁fleet , ▁Bow en ▁Co oke ▁arranged ▁ex changes ▁with ▁other ▁rail ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁scope ▁for ▁improvements , ▁among ▁which ▁was ▁super he ating . ▁ ▁H . ▁P . ▁M . ▁Be ames ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 2 2 ) ▁ ▁George ▁Hugh es ▁( 1 9 2 2 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁the ▁L N WR ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁York shire ▁Railway ▁( L & Y R ) ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁larger ▁company ▁still ▁called ▁the ▁L N WR . ▁George ▁Hugh es , ▁formerly ▁C ME ▁of ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁became ▁C ME ▁of ▁the ▁L N WR . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁the ▁large ▁company ▁was ▁grouped ▁into ▁the ▁L MS ▁and ▁Hugh es ▁became ▁C ME ▁of ▁the ▁L MS . ▁ ▁Lo comot ives ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Railway ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days , ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁bought ▁from ▁outside ▁build ers ▁but , ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁they ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Railway ' s ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁Bow , ▁London . ▁ ▁William ▁Adams ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 8 7 3 ) ▁▁▁ 4 - 4 - 0