Group    From 1838  To 1922

London & South Western Railway

Categories: Transport

Initially named London and Southampton Railway it connected all the way to Plymouth into a London terminus at Nine Elms. The line was extended in 1848 to terminate at the new station Waterloo. L&SWR was eventually merged with others to be come the Southern Railway

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London & South Western Railway

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Fulham Railway Bridge

Fulham Railway Bridge Constructed 1887 to 1889 by London South Western Railwa...

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PP - 4X - Pemberton

“Gauging the line” must be a job done on the track itself but we are not sure...

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Clapham Junction rail disaster

Clapham Junction rail disaster

At 8.10 a.m. a crowded passenger train from Basingstoke heading for London Waterloo, crashed into another train that had stopped at a signal. A further empty train travelling in the opposite direct...

Event, Tragedy, Transport

1 memorial
Blackfriars Station

Blackfriars Station

The station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway company with the name St. Paul's, and renamed in 1937. It underwent a major redevelopment between 2009 and 2012, with the platforms n...

Building, Transport

1 memorial
Network Rail

Network Rail

Government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain. It superseded Railtrack P.L.C.

Group, Transport

7 memorials
Palace Gates Line

Palace Gates Line

The line was constructed by the Great Eastern Railway with a temporary terminus at Noel Park and Wood Green before being opened to Palace Gates. A connection to Bowes Park on the Hertford Loop Line...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Southwark Bridge

Southwark Bridge

One of the more colourful bridges over the Thames. The first crossing on this site was opened in 1819 and was originally known as the Queen Street Bridge. The current bridge was designed by Ernest ...

Place, Transport

2 memorials