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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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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College Road Tollgate

College Road Tollgate

The only surviving tollgate in London. The current charge (2018) is £1.20. This drawing shows the tollgate in possibly the late 18th or early 19th century.

Place, Transport

1 memorial
London and Birmingham Railway

London and Birmingham Railway

Built the first intercity line into London (Euston), opened in sections, 1837- 8, engineered by Robert Stephenson. Merged with other railways to form the London and North Western Railway. The image...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
Frank Kreppel

Frank Kreppel

Worked at Willesden Garage and killed in a WW1 air raid. The war memorial outside Willesden Bus Garage shows his name as F. Kreppell. However, most records show his surname spelt as Kreppel, includ...

Person, Tragedy, Transport

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Joseph Aloysius Hansom

Joseph Aloysius Hansom

Architect, founder/editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom cab.  Born York as Josephus Aloysius Handsom(e) into a Roman Catholic family.   Made a habit of snatching failure from the jaws o...

Person, Architecture, Transport

1 memorial
Charles Lightoller

Charles Lightoller

Born Charles Herbert Lightoller in Chorley, Lancashire. He joined the White Star Line in 1900 and served on several ships before being appointed second officer on the Titanic. As the ship was aband...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Transport

1 memorial