London and South Western Railway

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. It started as the London and Southampton Railway from Waterloo station to Southampton. Later, the network extended to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter. There were branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow. Beyond Southampton there were branches to Bournemouth and Weymouth. The LSWR also had many routes connecting towns in Hampshire and Berkshire, including Portsmouth and Reading.

In the grouping of railways in 1923 the LSWR joined with other railways to create the Southern Railway.

v t e The "Big Four" pre-nationalisation British railway companies
Great Western London Midland & Scottish London & North Eastern Southern
GWR constituents	Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Barry Railway Cambrian Railways Cardiff Railway Great Western Railway Rhymney Railway Taff Vale Railway Full list
LNER constituents	Great Central Great Eastern Great Northern Great North of Scotland Hull & Barnsley North British North Eastern Full list
LMS constituents	Caledonian Furness Glasgow & South Western Highland Lancashire & Yorkshire London and North Western Midland North Staffordshire Full list
SR constituents	London and South Western Railway London, Brighton and South Coast Railway London, Chatham and Dover Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway South Eastern Railway Full list
See also History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947 List of companies involved in the grouping

Authority control
International	VIAF
National	United States

Oh no, there's been an error