Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somerset_and_Dorset_Railway&oldid=16847384"
The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR, also known as the S&D, S&DR or SDJR), was an English railway line jointly owned by the Midland Railway (MR) and the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) that grew to connect Bath (in north-east Somerset) and Bournemouth (then in Hampshire; now in south-east Dorset), with a branch in Somerset from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater.
Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway; Salisbury and Yeovil Railway; Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway; South West Main Line; South West Trains; South Western franchise; South Western Railway; Southampton and Dorchester Railway; Southern Railway routes west of Salisbury; Swanage Pier Tramway
The New Somerset and Dorset Railway, formed in early 2009, aims to restore the complete line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway as a modern transport system for the 21st century. The group also has a heritage aspect, to encourage future use by steam specials , etc. Work is currently (December 2017) concentrated on five sites, Midford ...
Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations (39 P) Pages in category "Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The biggest loss was the entire Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, between Bournemouth and Bath. Through Dorset, this line roughly followed the Stour Valley , serving the market towns of Blandford Forum and Sturminster Newton in the Blackmore Vale , and is being converted into a long-distance trail for cyclists and walkers.
The Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway was a railway company, that built a line from a junction near Salisbury to another near West Moors on the Ringwood to Wimborne line. It ran through the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset in England. It opened the line in 1866, and was worked by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR).
It is separate to and should not be confused with the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust, which is located at the West Somerset Railway's Washford railway station. In May 2013 an online appeal was launched to raise £500,000 by 30 September 2013 to purchase the station at the summit of the S&DJR at Masbury . [ 4 ]