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  Southern Railway (UK) - Definition, explanation
In the area south and east of London the Southern Railway was a virtual monopoly, while its lines to the South-West were largely in competition with the Great Western Railway.
Unlike the three other railway systems remaining after Grouping (the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway and the Great Western), the Southern Railway was a predominantly passenger-oriented railway.
The density of much of the Southern's trackage and traffic made it a natural candidate for electrification; indeed the LSWR and the LBSCR had already introduced it for some of their lines in the London area before the grouping.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/so/southern_railway__uk_.php   (864 words)

  
 The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
At its peak the railway formed a triangle with its base along the south coast from Portsmouth to Hastings and its apex in London.
The line was amalgamated along with four other major companies (the London and South Western Railway; the South Eastern Railway; the London Chatham and Dover Railway; and the South Eastern and Chatham Railway), and a number of minor ones, into the Southern Railway by Act of Parliament with effect from 1st January 1923.
This was primarily due to the beautiful yellow ochre livery carried by the locomotives in the William Stroudley and Robert Billinton periods.
www.lbscr.demon.co.uk   (0 words)

  
  Plymouth, Southern Railway (SR)
London and South Western Railway with the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, and the South Eastern Railway as a result of the Railways Act 1921.
In 1925 the Southern Railway held a competition amongst staff to bestow a suitable name of the 11am service from London Waterloo to the West of England.
The Southern Railway ceased to exist from Midnight on December 31st 1947, following which its system became the Southern Region of British Railways, under the terms set out in the Transport Act of August 6th 1947.
www.plymouthdata.info /RAIL-Southern.htm   (752 words)

  
  Southern Railway - UK Railways   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The major constituents of the Southern Railway were the London and South Western Railway, the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway and the combined systems of the South Eastern Railway and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, called the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
In the area south and east of London the Southern Railway was a virtual monopoly, while its lines to the south-west were largely in competition with the Great Western Railway.
The density of much of the Southern's trackage and traffic made it a natural candidate for electrification, and much of the suburban section of the railway was electrified using a side-mounted, top-contact third rail system at 600 volts DC.
ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/SR   (369 words)

  
 Welcome to The International Railway Traveler (IRT)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
His interest in railways goes back to the age of one, when he repeatedly requested that his stroller was aimed at his local railway station—and he has maintained his interest in the Southern Railway (UK) since then.
He joined the Ffestiniog Railway Society board in 1987, gaining responsibility for fund raising, and was elected to Chairman in 1991.
And when the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (DHRS) was formed, he took on the position of Treasurer, but pressure for the membership for tours to Darjeeling led him to organize the first DHRS tour to Darjeeling in 1999.
www.irtsociety.com /peterjordan.html   (311 words)

  
 Swanage Railway Homepage
The goals of the Swanage Railway Trust (the controlling body of the Swanage Railway) are to restore the rail link between Swanage and Wareham, re-establishing a daily service to connect with main line trains, and to create a comprehensive historical record of steam railways and steam technology in Southern England.
Copies of the printed brochures are available from the Swanage Railway at the main address given on the membership and contacts page which can also be used for specific queries not answered in these pages.
The Swanage Railway is a predominantly volunteer organisation, and depends on volunteers in all departments.
www.swanagerailway.co.uk   (0 words)

  
 National Rail Enquiries - Train Travel Worldwide
UK train companies do not sell tickets for overseas railways, but you can find out about train services in other countries using the links and phone numbers shown below.
Queensland Railways' UK agents are International Rail, 0870 751 5000.
The UK agent for Indian Railways, including Indian rail passes, is SD Enterprises in Wembley, 020 8903 3411.
www.nationalrail.co.uk /passenger_services/travel_worldwide.html   (0 words)

  
 RSG: Sites: Redhill - Southern Railway Control Centre
At the southern end of the mound there is a large metal container and adjacent to this as the ventilation shaft consisting of a squared conical concrete pillar with a ventilation pipe on top of it.
Redhill is one of three divisional control rooms built to regulate the flow of railway traffic on each of the three divisions (South Western, Central and South Eastern) of the Southern Railway, later Southern Region.
The trunking is connected to an intake pipe high in the end wall connecting to the ventilation shaft at the southern end of the bunker.
www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/sites/r/redhill_railway/index.html   (796 words)

  
 Swanage Railway News Gallery - Page 28
The agreement is a flexible arrangement whereby there would normally be two steam locomotives on hire to the Swanage Railway but with the flexibility of switching locomotives.
The agreement allows for the main line operation of the steam locomotives on the national Railtrack network and on other preserved railways when not operating on the Swanage Railway, as well as their repair and overhaul at Swanage.
Southern Locomotives Ltd remains a volunteer-managed organisation with in excess of 800 shareholders across the UK and around the world.
www.swanagerailway.co.uk /news28.htm   (758 words)

  
 The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At its peak the railway formed a triangle with its base along the south coast from Portsmouth to Hastings and its apex in London.
The line was amalgamated along with four other major companies (the London and South Western Railway; the South Eastern Railway; the London Chatham and Dover Railway; and the South Eastern and Chatham Railway), and a number of minor ones, into the Southern Railway by Act of Parliament with effect from 1st January 1923.
This was primarily due to the beautiful yellow ochre livery carried by the locomotives in the William Stroudley and Robert Billinton periods.
www.lbscr.demon.co.uk /index.html   (231 words)

  
 South Eastern Railway (UK) - Definition, explanation
The London and Greenwich Railway (LGR) and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway (CWR) in East Kent were the earliest railways to serve the then county of Kent: eventually both became parts of the South Eastern Railway (SER).
By various amalgamations and using "running powers" the new railway was to gain access to the new Victoria station; other extensions brought the railway to Dover and Ramsgate.
the latter was the longest in southern England at one mile, 1691 yards in length.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/so/south_eastern_railway__uk_.php   (0 words)

  
 UK & Ireland Railway Webring
UK Railway Institution founded in 1911 providing lectures and visits on all aspects of the UK and overseas railway industry.
Mainly taken in the 1980's, the subjects range across a wide spectrum of the UK railway scene.
For many years STARS have been at the forefront of providing tours for Rail Enthusiasts all over the UK and Europe and in that time we have developed such a range that no other organization can match us for variety.
a.webring.com /hub?ring=ukrail   (0 words)

  
 Bluebell Railway - Home Page
Carlton's TV film of "The Railway Children", and the rolling stock used in the film.
The railway is operated by "Bluebell Railway plc", which is majority owned by the volunteer membership through the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society, and this membership also provides the dedicated volunteer labour which enables the line to continue running.
The only "dividend" members receive is the immense satisfaction of seeing "their" railway provide a day's entertainment for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
www.rhbnc.ac.uk /~zhaa009/bb/bluebell.html   (0 words)

  
 Mid-Hants Steam Railway: UK location for tv, film and fashion shoots
Our railway was once part of the British main-line network but is now independently owned and operated as a heritage steam railway.
The railway is available as a self-contained location and has been used in a variety of productions from advertising photography to television and feature films.
Alresford the headquarters of the Watercress Line, represents a typical Southern Railways station of the era 1923-1947 and has a large car park suitable for a location base.
www.watercressline.co.uk /filmtv.htm   (0 words)

  
 World Railway Historical Societies & Rail Preservation - RailServe.com
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - Aims to preserve, maintain, and operate steam locomotives and historic carriages on the main line railways of Ireland; excursions operate from both Belfast and Dublin at Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and regularly during the summer months
Railways of Spain and Portugal - History of the railways of Spain and Portugal
Railways of the Far South - History of the railways, mostly narrow gauge, in the far south of South America and in the islands of the South Atlantic
www.railserve.com /Historical/World   (0 words)

  
 southern railway - Compare prices and check unbiased store ratings at yopster.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is an extraction of the Southern Railway Magazine with data from Jan. 1840 to Feb. 1942.
A look at the history and achievements of the Southern Railway, the railway that accounted for the largest number of passengers, and lowest volume of freight, of any of the "Big Four" companies.
David & Charles SR 150: A Century and a Half of the Southern Railway
www.yopster.co.uk /g/1107010.html   (258 words)

  
 Swanage Railway News Gallery - Page 66
It was only when the Swanage Railway increased the maximum axleloading weight for locomotives on its five and a half mile line to Harman's Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden park and ride that 'Port Line' was able to run.
"Southern Locomotives Ltd is proud to bring its flagship steam locomotive to the Swanage Railway," said Southern Locomotives Ltd spokesman Steve Kerley of Poole.
After a year's running at Swanage, the plan is to give 'Port Line' a major overhaul to enable her to haul trains for another ten years.
www.swanagerailway.co.uk /news66.htm   (631 words)

  
 Bluebell Railway - Southern Electric Motor Coach   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This Southern Electric '4 Cor' motor coach is on display in Platform 1 at Horsted Keynes.
The carriage is part of a complete 4-coach set owned by a company set up by the Southern Electric Group, having been bought by them straight out of service on British Rail in 1972.
It was later moved back to Southern Electric territory, and this coach has been cosmetically restored externally at St. Leonards, before moving to the Bluebell Railway so as to be on public display.
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk /bluebell/pic2/maun/cor.html   (328 words)

  
 Dates in Canadian Railway History
One of the conditions of Confederation was the building of a railway by the newly constituted Dominion Government to connect Halifax with the St. Lawrence at or near Quebec.
The railway lay idle from late 1910 until July 25, 1911 when it was bought by the Canadian Northern Railway as part of its new Montreal to Ottawa line.
Lawrence and Hudson Railway is formed by merging the CP Rail routes in southern Ontario and Quebec with its Delaware and Hudson subsidiary in northern USA.
www.railways.incanada.net /candate/candate.htm   (10554 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Southern Counties | Man fell asleep on railway line
He added: "In total, four railway lines were impacted, costing almost £8,000 in delays.
After the hearing, Craswell's father, who declined to be named, said there should have been barriers to prevent his son from getting on to the railway line.
Pc Graham Cottington said it was not practical to fence off every stretch of railway, and added emergency services needed to have access to the tracks.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/southern_counties/6182155.stm   (460 words)

  
 railway
I became interested in railways at an early age, I was born in 1943 in a cottage at Chilworth in Surrey alongside the Reading to Redhill railway line where the sound of steam trains could be heard until 1965, then diesel's took over.
I started work on The Southern Region of British Railways in 1966 in the Station Master's Office at Guildford and continued in The Parcels Office with spells in The Enquiry Office.
Later days were spent at Essex House, Croydon, then to the Western Region HQ at Paddington, London and later, back to The Southern Region at Southern House, Croydon before moving on to Network House, Euston, London where in 1993 I took redundancy and early retirement.
website.lineone.net /~alan.c.edwards/railway.html   (306 words)

  
 UK Railway Enthusiasts
All UK railways-related websites are welcomed into the ring, whether model or prototype.
The aim of the Rail-UK forum is to run a friendly community where we can discuss various subjects relating to the railways in the UK, including current news, reflections on the past, modelling, photography, and much more.
Growing collection of railway related photos from mostly the south of England.Everything from DMUs,EMUs,Locos to MPVs.New collections every month which in turn are updated at least twice monthly from around the region.
g.webring.com /hub?ring=britishmodelrail   (577 words)

  
 iRail : Railway and Model Railway Web Directory, Search Engine and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Index of all railway and model railway related websites in the UK and Ireland...
A look at the railways of Kent and the general South Eastern Division.
The Group was formed over 30 years ago to study and disseminate information about the Southern Railway, British Railways (Southern Region), its successors and minor railways in southern England.
www.irail.co.uk /web_directory/historical_railways/southern   (414 words)

  
 Bluebell Railway - A Steam Railway in Sussex, UK
The volunteer run Bluebell Line was the UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway, re-opening part of the Lewes to East Grinstead line of the old London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1960.
Since then it has developed into one of the largest tourist attractions in Sussex, yet it still remains true to its objectives of the preservation for posterity of a country branch line, its steam locomotives, coaches and goods stock, signalling systems, stations and operating practices.
Home Page, which is an introduction to the site and to the Railway.
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk   (0 words)

  
 Home - Southern railway
Welcome to the Southern website, your journey with us starts here...
Here you will be able to find information specific to your Southern journey including purchasing tickets, station information and even events and attractions.
If you commute with Southern then register for the Commuter Zone now to design your own journey information page.
www.southernrailway.com   (0 words)

  
 Railways Act 1921 - UK Railways   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The British railway system had been built haphazardly by many companies which were strongly competitive with each other.
It was proposed to merge the railways into five companies, Scottish, Southern, Midland/North Western, Eastern and Western.
After debate it was felt that the Scottish companies could not survive financially on their own and so were however grouped with the Eastern and Midland/North Western respectively, so that each of the three main Anglo-Scottish trunk routes, were owned by one company for its full length.
ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/Railways_Act_1921   (308 words)

  
 » Portfolio » Kansas City Southern Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. (KCSI) is a publicly held company with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri with two lines of business: financial services and transportation.
KCSI's transportation business operates the NAFTA Railway, one of the leading railroad systems in the US and Mexico.
In 2000 KCSI spun off its Financial Services division into a separate company called Stilwell Financial, Inc., Warburg Pincus became an investor in KCSI in mid-1988 through purchases of stock in the open market and from an affiliate of the company.
www.warburgpincus.com /portfolio/profiles/kansas.html   (177 words)

  
 iRail : Railway and Model Railway Web Directory, Search Engine and Links
Index of all railway and model railway related websites in the UK and Ireland...
model railways like hornby and hmrs or historical model railway society, also lots of links to thomas the tank engine in our model railways or railway web directory search engine
model railways from the uk, layout designs for thomas the tank engine
www.irail.co.uk   (0 words)

  
 Southern Railway
The Southern Railway was formed in 1923 from a number of earlier railway companies, including the London and South Western Railway which is covered also on RailWest.
It also absorbed a number of minor independent railways, including the famous narrow-gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
In 1948 it was incorporated into the new nationalised British Railways and became BR Southern Region.
trainweb.org /railwest/railco/sr/sr-hist.html   (100 words)

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