Weymouth and Portland Railway
of 95 Gresham Street, London
Length 5.5 miles.
1862 The company was incorporated.
1862 the new Weymouth and Portland Railway Company announced plans for a public railway to Portland. Progress was rapid, and by May 1863 the piles were being driven for a viaduct across Smallmouth, parallel to the road bridge.
The first train journey to the Island took place on the 25th May 1864, and the first scheduled service was on 9th October 1865.
1868 Engineers are Sir John Fowler and R. J. Ward.[1]
1889 Engineer is Sir John Fowler.[2]
1908 The undertaking (5.5 miles in length) is worked by the Great Western Railway and the London and South Western Railway Companies. [3]
After 1923 it was jointly owned by Southern Railway (SR) and the Great Western Railway (GWR).
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1868 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
- ↑ 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908