The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway (DN&SR) was a cross-country railway running north–south between Didcot, Newbury and Winchester. Its promoters intended an independent route to Southampton and envisaged heavy traffic from the Midlands and North of England to the port, but they ran out of funds to complete the line to Southampton. The intended heavy through traffic never materialised, and the line was dependent on larger railways—the Great Western Railway and the London and South Western Railway—for support, which was not freely given. The line opened in two stages, in 1882 and 1885.
Part of Hockley Viaduct in 2005
Grounded SR freight wagons on a road bridge near the River Test viaduct.
Shawford Junction in 1906; a train is approaching from the DNS line
The disused line between Compton and Blewbury over 40 years after closure
Reading–Taunton line
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The Reading–Taunton line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line from which it diverges at Reading railway station. It runs to Cogload Junction where it joins the Bristol to Exeter and Penzance line.
A First Great Western HST approaching Great Cheverell on its way to Westbury
A westbound service from London passing Westbury with the Westbury White Horse in the background
A High Speed Train crosses Langport Viaduct (between Castle Cary and Taunton).