Southern Railway (Great Britain)
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This page is about the Southern Railway Company, which operated in England from 1923 to 1947. For the modern UK train operating company, see Southern (train operating company). For the US railroad merged into Norfolk Southern, see Southern Railway (U.S.).
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| 1923 | Grouping; Southern Railway is created |
| 1929 | Phase one of electrification scheme complete |
| 1930 | Richard Maunsell's SR V "Schools" class introduced |
| 1937 | Oliver Bulleid becomes Chief Mechanical Engineer |
| 1941 | First SR Merchant Navy Class Pacific unveiled |
| 1948 | Nationalised |
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| London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | |
| London & South Western Railway | |
| South Eastern and Chatham Railway | |
| See full List of constituent companies of the Southern Railway | |
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| 1948 | Southern Region of British Railways |
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| Headquarters | Waterloo station, London |
| Workshops | Ashford; |
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| Eastleigh | |
| Major stations | Waterloo station Victoria Charing Cross |
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| 1923 | 2,186 miles (3,518 km) |
| Mileage shown as at end of year stated. Source: Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St.John: SR 150, Introduction |
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The Southern Railway (SR), was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It contained notable examples of civil engineering, linking London with the Channel ports, South West England and Kent. The railway was formed by the amalgamation of smaller companies, the largest of which were the London & South Western Railway, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.[1] Construction of what was to become the Southern began in 1838 with the opening of the London and Southampton Railway, which was renamed the London & South Western Railway.
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