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The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. It started as the London and Southampton Railway from Waterloo station to Southampton. Later, the network extended to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter. There were branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow. Beyond Southampton there were branches to Bournemouth and Weymouth. The LSWR also had many routes connecting towns in Hampshire and Berkshire, including Portsmouth and Reading.

In the grouping of railways in 1923 the LSWR joined with other railways to create the Southern Railway.


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  • SouthamptonTerminusToday

    Southampton Terminus station today

  • Lswr map 1890

    Diagram of the LSWR in 1890

  • LSWR Suburban 1922

    Map of LSWR Suburban Network in 1922

  • Holmsley Railway Station

    Holmsley railway station, now a Tea Room

  • Lymington Town Station

    Lymington Town railway station

  • Lswr map 1858

    Diagram of the LSWR in 1858

  • Bridestowe railway station 1973131

    Bridestowe Station in 1964

  • Bishop's Waltham railway station1809853 cf95cce4

    Bishop's Waltham, terminus of branch from Botley, in 1963

  • LSWR Electrified 1922

    Map of LSWR electrified routes in 1922

  • Bideford-signalbox

    Bideford railway station in Devon on the disused section of the Tarka Line from Barnstaple.

  • Steam Train at Shildon

    Adams T3 class locomotive No. 563 built in 1893

  • London and South-Western Railway carriage

    LSWR carriage

  • Railway Disaster at Salisbury, 1st July, 1906

    Salisbury.

See also

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