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Introduction

This was the core of the railway which was to become the London and South Western Railway, the name which was taken in 1839 when construction had reached as far as Winchfield from London.






Dates

  /  /1834London and Southampton Railway
London and Southampton Railway authorised, 77 miles in length. (Later the London and South Western Railway.)
  /  /1838London and Southampton Railway
Nine Elms [1st] (the original London terminus) to Shapley Heath opened. Stations opened at Nine Elms [1st], Wandsworth [1st], Wimbledon [1st], Kingston [1st], Ditton Marsh, Walton, Weybridge, Woking Common, Farnborough, Shapley Heath.
  /  /1839London and South Western Railway
London and Southampton Railway renamed the London and South Western Railway.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


London to Wimbledon




Nine Elms [1st]

This was the terminus of the London and Southampton Railway before it was extended north west to London Waterloo.
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Nine Elms Junction

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Clapham Junction

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Waterloo Extension (London and South Western Railway)
Richmond Railway
West London Extension Railway
West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway
378148, with a London Overground service from Highbury & Islington via Surrey Quays, arriving at Clapham Junction on 23rd May 2015. The headboard ...
David Bosher 29/07/2019
Juniper units 8014 and 8016 calling at Clapham Junction on the way back from Poole to London Waterloo with UK Railtours 'The Juniper Excursion', on ...
David Bosher 23/05/2015
387223 on Gatwick Express to Victoria passing Clapham Junction, at 11.02 on Thursday, 12th October 2023. ...
David Bosher 13/10/2023
378203 with a London Overground service to Stratford via Kensington (Olympia), Gospel Oak and Highbury & Islington waiting to depart at 17.04 from ...
David Bosher 13/11/2021
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Clapham Common [1st]

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Earlsfield

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Class 455 unit with a South West Trains service from Waterloo to Dorking via Epsom arriving at Earlsfield on the afternoon of Saturday, 19th November ...
David Bosher 19/11/2022
The bridge over Garratt Lane at Earlsfield, south London, looking south from the front upstairs windows of an EH type bus on TfL route 77 from ...
David Bosher 19/11/2022
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Wimbledon

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Wimbledon and Putney Line (London and South Western Railway)
Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway
Wimbledon and Croydon Railway
LUL S7 stock with a District Line service to Edgware Road waiting to depart from the terminus at Wimbledon, on 30th September 2016. This station is an ...
David Bosher 30/09/2016
700031, Thameslink service from St. Albans City and back thereto, clockwise via the Wimbledon & Sutton Line, heading away from the camera as it ...
David Bosher 12/10/2023
455 5867 with 455 5871 with a roundabout service from Waterloo back to Waterloo, clockwise via the Kingston Loop, arriving at Wimbledon at 12.10 on ...
David Bosher 12/10/2023
Exterior of Wimbledon station on 27th January 2023. This was rebuilt by the Southern Railway in the late 1920s in connection with the opening of the ...
David Bosher 27/01/2023
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Wimbledon to Basingstoke




Wimbledon

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Wimbledon and Putney Line (London and South Western Railway)
Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway
Wimbledon and Croydon Railway
LUL S7 stock with a District Line service to Edgware Road waiting to depart from the terminus at Wimbledon, on 30th September 2016. This station is an ...
David Bosher 30/09/2016
700031, Thameslink service from St. Albans City and back thereto, clockwise via the Wimbledon & Sutton Line, heading away from the camera as it ...
David Bosher 12/10/2023
455 5867 with 455 5871 with a roundabout service from Waterloo back to Waterloo, clockwise via the Kingston Loop, arriving at Wimbledon at 12.10 on ...
David Bosher 12/10/2023
Exterior of Wimbledon station on 27th January 2023. This was rebuilt by the Southern Railway in the late 1920s in connection with the opening of the ...
David Bosher 27/01/2023
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Wimbledon [1st]

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Raynes Park

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Wimbledon and Dorking Railway
The London & Southampton Railway had opened in 1838 but Raynes Park station was not opened until 30th October 1871 by the London & South Western ...
David Bosher 22/10/2022
455 5706 and a classmate calling at Raynes Park with the ex-13.42 South West Trains service from Waterloo to Shepperton via Kingston, on the afternoon ...
David Bosher 22/10/2022
455s 5718 and 5872, with the ex-13.47 South West Trains service from Waterloo to Chessington South, arriving at Raynes Park on Saturday, 22nd October ...
David Bosher 22/10/2022
A westbound South West Trains service pauses at Platform 3 of Raynes Park station on 15 April 2015. The station has two island platforms. ...
Andrew Wilson 15/04/2015
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New Malden

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Kingston Loop (London and South Western Railway)





Berrylands

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Kingston [1st]

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Surbiton

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450016, from Waterloo to Basingstoke, arriving at Surbiton on 4th May 2013. Surbiton, of course, was the setting for the popular 1970s sitcom 'The ...
David Bosher 04/05/2013
455 5701 from rear with a Hampton Court to London Waterloo service calling at Surbiton on 4th May 2013. Nearly ten years on from this image the first ...
David Bosher 04/05/2013
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Hampton Court Junction

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New Guildford Line (London and South Western Railway)
Hampton Court Branch (London and South Western Railway)





Esher

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Local electric multiple unit arriving Esher in the mid '60s. ...
Aitken Scott //
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Hersham

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Walton-on-Thames

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Walton-on Thames looking east in June 1968. 2-BIL 2113 is arriving at the head of a combined Waterloo - Alton / Guildford all stations working which ...
John Clark 09/06/1968
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Weybridge

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Chertsey Branch (London and South Western Railway)
Weybridge station, Surrey, looking along the main lines towards Waterloo, on the fine afternoon of Sunday, 30th June 2013. It is also possible to ...
David Bosher 30/06/2013
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Byfleet Junction

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Byfleet and New Haw

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View from First Class carriage on Railway Touring Company's steam-hauled excursion from Victoria to Yeovil Junction and Weymouth, returning to ...
David Bosher 09/07/2023
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West Byfleet

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Woking

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A train for Waterloo arriving at Woking platform 1 on 3 May 2002. ...
Ian Dinmore 03/05/2002
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Woking Junction

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Guildford Junction Railway





Brookwood

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'British India Line' showing how much its enjoying its final drink of water by letting off steam, during a stop at Brookwood station with the Railway ...
David Bosher 09/07/2023
Brookwood, Surrey, down platform, where sadly the waiting room is obsolete and boarded-up, on 9th July 2023. The line here was opened by the London & ...
David Bosher 09/07/2023
'Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin'' (but not to Chattanooga, just London Waterloo) with the fireman working hard replenishing 'British ...
David Bosher 09/07/2023
Ex-Southern Railway Bulleid Pacific Merchant Navy 4-6-2 no. 35018 'British India Line', enjoying its final drink of the day during a water stop at ...
David Bosher 09/07/2023
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Pirbright Junction

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Pilbright Junction and Farnham Junction Line (London and South Western Railway)





Sturt Lane East Junction

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Ash Vale to Ascot Line (London and South Western Railway)





Sturt Lane West Junction

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Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
Ash Vale to Ascot Line (London and South Western Railway)





Farnborough (Main)

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The down platform at Farnborough, seen from The Railway Touring Company's 'The End of Southern Steam' return railtour from Weymouth to Waterloo, on ...
David Bosher 09/07/2023
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Bramshot Halt

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Fleet

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450084 calls at Fleet on 5 October with a service for Waterloo. ...
Graham Morgan 05/10/2011
444043 runs west through Fleet station non-stop towards Basingstoke on 5 October 2011. ...
Graham Morgan 05/10/2011
A South West Trains service for Basingstoke boarding at Fleet on 5 October. ...
Graham Morgan 05/10/2011
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Winchfield

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S15 30499 passes Winchfield, Hampshire, in 1960 with a westbound freight. ...
John Thorn //1960
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Hook

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The up platform at Hook station in Hampshire, seen from 159 020 with 159 004 passing with UK Railtours' excursion from London Waterloo to Kingswear, ...
David Bosher 28/06/2014
A BRCW Type 3, later Class 33, approaching Hook station in 1967. ...
Doug Nicholls /05/1967
We think this may be 34070 'Manston' at Hook, date uncertain. The Battle of Britain Pacific has since been preserved. ...
Doug Nicholls //
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Basingstoke

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Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Basingstoke Branch (Berks and Hants Railway)
Sunlight making a nice glint on a VEP unit at Basingstoke in 1973. ...
Doug Nicholls //1973
A class 33/1 appraoching Basingstoke station at speed from the south west in 1971. ...
Doug Nicholls /09/1971
Two Class 455 units on the Up Main heading for London after having called at Basingstoke in February 1992. Note the roof profile of the third carriage ...
John McIntyre 26/02/1992
Freightliner 70020, stopped at signals before heading east. ...
Peter Todd 26/03/2019
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Basingstoke to Southampton




Basingstoke

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Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Basingstoke Branch (Berks and Hants Railway)
Sunlight making a nice glint on a VEP unit at Basingstoke in 1973. ...
Doug Nicholls //1973
A class 33/1 appraoching Basingstoke station at speed from the south west in 1971. ...
Doug Nicholls /09/1971
Two Class 455 units on the Up Main heading for London after having called at Basingstoke in February 1992. Note the roof profile of the third carriage ...
John McIntyre 26/02/1992
Freightliner 70020, stopped at signals before heading east. ...
Peter Todd 26/03/2019
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Worting Junction

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Basingstoke Worting Junction to Salisbury (London and South Western Railway)





Micheldever

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A South West Trains Portsmouth Harbour - London Waterloo service calls at Micheldever on 21 June 2009.
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Peter Todd 21/06/2009
Rebuilt 'Merchant Navy' Pacific no 35028 Clan Line at Micheldever on 27 April with The Royal Wessex special bound for Swanage. ...
Peter Todd 27/04/2012
EMU 444 002 ex-London Waterloo arriving at Micheldever on 21 June 2009 on a stopping train to Portsmouth Harbour. ...
Peter Todd 21/06/2009
A1 Pacific no 60163 Tornado heads south west through Micheldever on 21 June bound for Eastleigh, running at speed and effortlessly. ...
Peter Todd 21/06/2009
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Winchester Junction

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Mid-Hants Railway





Winchester

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Cross Country Voyager 221131 westbound at Winchester on 28th June 2018. The Cross Country station announcements were an education in geographic ...
Peter Todd 28/06/2018
Freightliner 70014, eastbound at Winchester with an intermodal service on a sweltering 28th June 2018.
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Peter Todd 28/06/2018
Although passenger services at Winchester were very frequent during my visit the freight trains were rather patchy and the station announcer only ...
Peter Todd 28/06/2018
The EMUs tooing and froing from the South West and London Waterloo at Winchester seemed to arrive and depart every few minutes with plenty of ...
Peter Todd 28/06/2018
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Shawford Junction

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Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Junction Railway





Shawford

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Eastleigh

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Salisbury Branch (London and South Western Railway)
Gosport Branch (London and South Western Railway)
Network Rail RHTT MPV DR 98970 passing through Eastleigh on 9th November 2022. ...
Peter Todd 09/11/2022
Freightliner 70014 arriving very slowly into Platform 1 at Eastleigh for a crew change of a lightly loaded intermodal on 11th May 2023.
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Peter Todd 11/05/2023
GBRf 66706 arriving at Eastleigh with a PW train from Westbury T.C. (Wilts) to
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Peter Todd 11/05/2023
DRS 66091 at Eastleigh in charge of an empty car train, (750 tons) ex Southampton Docks, bound for Halewood (Jaguar Cars) at 1100 hours on 7th April ...
Peter Todd 07/04/2022
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Southampton Airport

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Swaythling

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St Denys

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Southampton and Netley Railway





Northam

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Grab shot showing the South end of Northam train maintenance depot, between Southampton and Eastleigh, in August 2013. The depot maintains South West ...
Ken Strachan 01/08/2013
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Southampton Terminus (for Docks)

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Southampton Docks sees TS 'Queen Elizabeth' berthed on 11 June 1963. QE was launched at John Brown's at Clydebank during WWII, and made many trips ...
Colin Kirkwood 11/06/1963
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Southampton Docks Sidings

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USA 0-6-0T No. 30069 is at work in Southampton Docks on 11 June 1963. These locos operated in the Docks for many years before being replaced by Ruston ...
Colin Kirkwood 11/06/1963
11th of June 1963, and rebuilt West Country 34101 'Hartland' wins the contest with a Morris Oxford (Series V - big fins) at a level crossing in the ...
Colin Kirkwood 11/06/1963
SR E2 0-6-0T no 32106 in Southampton Docks, thought to have been photographed on 16 August 1961. ...
K A Gray 16/08/1961
A boat train special stands alongside the RMS Queen Mary at Southampton Docks in 1963. The liner, built by John Brown & Co, Clydebank, and ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 17/07/1963
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