Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,356 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Bridgewater Railway

From Graces Guide

A 7.25 mile line that ran from Edington to Bridgwater (note the spelling in the name of the company includes the 'e'). It opened in 1890 and closed in 1954. [1]

1882 Company was incorporated. [2]

1889 Engineer is Wells Owen and Elwes.[3]

1923 Became part of Southern Railway [4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
  2. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  3. 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
  4. Wikipedia