Initially named London and Southampton Railway it connected all the way to Plymouth into a London terminus at Nine Elms. The line was extended in 1848 to terminate at the new station Waterloo. L&SWR was eventually merged with others to be come the Southern Railway.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London & South Western Railway
Commemorated ati
Fulham Railway Bridge
Fulham Railway Bridge Constructed 1887 to 1889 by London South Western Railwa...
PP - 4X - Pemberton
“Gauging the line” must be a job done on the track itself but we are not sure...
Other Subjects
Bow Road Railway Station
The authoritative-looking picture source website gives the date of opening as 4 April 1892 (contradicting the plaque) and the closing date as 1949 for passengers and 1962 finally.
1 memorial
Henry Ford
American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that middle-clas...
Person, Commerce, Industry, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, Transport
1 memorial
Hansom cab
Invented and patented by Joseph Hansom. This horse-drawn carriage, or cabriolet, had larger wheels and a lower cab,with the driver sitting behind, giving it greater stability and increased speed, w...
1 memorial
Opening of the Audley Square Garage / car park
This garage was erected by the Westminster City Council, architect Frank Risdon. In Summer 2009 an application for development was turned down.
1 memorial
Croydon atmospheric railway
An experiment by the London and Croydon Railway. Pumping stations were built which created a vacuum in a pipe laid between the rails. Each carriage had a piston that entered a slot in the tube, sea...
2 memorials
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them