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London and South Western Railway and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

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Difference between London and South Western Railway and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

London and South Western Railway vs. Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire, with a branch from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater.

Similarities between London and South Western Railway and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

London and South Western Railway and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway have 27 things in common (in Unionpedia): Beeching cuts, Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter Railway, British Rail, Broad-gauge railway, Dorchester, Dorset, Exeter, F&W Media International, Great Western Railway, Hampshire, Holes Bay, London, Midland Railway, Poole, Railways Act 1921, Salisbury, Southampton, Southern Railway (UK), Southern Region of British Railways, SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes, Standard-gauge railway, Watercress Line, Western Region of British Railways, Weymouth, Dorset, Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, Wimborne Minster, Yeovil.

Beeching cuts

The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) were a reduction of route network and restructuring of the railways in Great Britain, according to a plan outlined in two reports, The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), written by Dr Richard Beeching and published by the British Railways Board.

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town on the south coast of England to the east of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, long.

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Bristol and Exeter Railway

The Bristol & Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge broader than the standard-gauge railways.

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Dorchester, Dorset

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England.

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Exeter

Exeter is a cathedral city in Devon, England, with a population of 129,800 (mid-2016 EST).

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F&W Media International

F&W Media International Limited, formerly known as David & Charles Publishers (also styled as David and Charles), is a publisher of illustrated non-fiction books, eBooks, digital products, craft patterns and online education courses.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom.

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Holes Bay

Holes Bay is an intertidal embayment off Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Poole

Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England.

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Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act 1921 (c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition and retain some of the benefits which the country had derived from a government-controlled railway during and after the Great War of 1914–1918.

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Salisbury

Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 40,302, at the confluence of the rivers Nadder, Ebble, Wylye and Bourne.

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Southampton

Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.

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Southern Railway (UK)

The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping.

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Southern Region of British Railways

The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 until 1992 when railways were re-privatised.

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SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes

The SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes, collectively known as Light Pacifics or informally as Spam Cans, are air-smoothed 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Watercress Line

The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network.

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Western Region of British Railways

The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948.

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Weymouth, Dorset

Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast.

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Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway

The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway (WS&WR) obtained Parliamentary powers in 1845 to build a railway from near Chippenham to Salisbury and Weymouth.

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Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne) is a market town in East Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town.

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Yeovil

Yeovil is an English town and civil parish in the district of South Somerset, with a population of 45,000.

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London and South Western Railway and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Comparison

London and South Western Railway has 163 relations, while Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway has 194. As they have in common 27, the Jaccard index is 7.56% = 27 / (163 + 194).

References

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