London and South Western Railway

The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1840 to 1923. Its ultimate network extended to Plymouth via Yeovil, Exeter and Okehampton with branches to Barnstaple and Wadebridge - a territory in which it was in direct competition with the Great Western Railway - and along the Dorset coast to Bournemouth and Weymouth. Following the grouping in 1923, the L&SWR lines became part of the Southern Railway.

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Railway - 1840 - 1923 - Plymouth - Yeovil - Exeter - Okehampton - Barnstaple - Wadebridge - Great Western Railway - Dorset - Bournemouth - Weymouth - Grouping in 1923 - Southern Railway

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After railway privatisation the name was partially evoked for South West Trains who operate over much of the old London & South Western routes.

Related Topics:
Railway privatisation - South West Trains

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