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Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway

From Graces Guide
January 1918.

1883 Incorporated. Length about 28.5 miles.

Opened in 1890 with a line from Lydford to Devonport. It took over the East Cornwall Mineral Railway in 1891. In 1908 it opened as a passenger line as part of the Bere Alston and Calstock Light Railway. [1]

1891 From June, the company took over the East Cornwall Mineral Railway system.

1908 The line is a little over 29 miles in length and is worked and maintained by the London and South Western Railway. The Calstock undertaking is not yet open for traffic. [2]

1923 Became part of Southern Railway [3]

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. [1] Wikipedia