Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The West of England line (also known as the West of England Main Line) is a British railway line from Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Exeter St Davids in Devon, England. Passenger services run between London Waterloo station and Exeter; the line intersects with the Wessex Main Line at Salisbury .
Flooding has hit two main lines in the West of England, the Derby-Nottingham route and trains in the Leeds area ... Further west, flooding on the line between Exeter and Plymouth is causing delays ...
A siding on the west side served the railway's nearby ballast quarry at Westleigh; this siding had originally been a 3 ft (914 mm) gauge line while the main line was 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm). Both lines were converted at different times to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) – the main line in 1892 and the quarry line in 1899.
The West of England line (WEL) is the only mainline route that is not fully electrified. [43] It leaves the SWML at Basingstoke and runs to Exeter via Andover, Salisbury, Gillingham and Yeovil. South Western Railway is the only operator on the line, with most services running between London and either Salisbury or Exeter St Davids.
Axminster railway station serves the town of Axminster in Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway and is situated on the West of England Main Line. It is 144 miles 41 chains (232.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
Feniton railway station serves the village of Feniton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1860 but is now operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of England Main Line. It is 159 miles 24 chains (256.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
Exeter in 1844. A print by William Spreat showing St Davids in 1844. The station was opened on 1 May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER). [2] The station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was one of his single-sided stations which meant that the two platforms were both on the eastern side of the line.
Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England. [2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo. [3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015.