East and West Junction Railway
of Stratford-upon-Avon
1864 This company was incorporated.
This line ran from Stratford-upon-Avon to Greens Norton, Towcester. It opened in 1873. [1]
1879 It floated the Easton Neston Mineral and Towcester, Roade and Olney Junction Railway
1889 Traffic Manager and Engineer is J. F. Burke.[2]
1908 The railways of the East and West Junction Railway Company and the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway Company are worked as one line by a joint committee. The East and West Junction Railway Company's line is 33.25 miles long and the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway Company's line is 10.75 miles long. The joint committee also uses the Evesham, Redditch and Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway, which is 7.5 miles long. [3]
1908 It joined with others to form the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
- ↑ 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908