Partial opening.2C and further authorisations Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway



map of didcot newbury , southampton railway system in 1891


the didcot newbury section proceeded rapidly, , opened traffic on 12 april 1882. had junctions gwr @ both places , used gwr stations, , gwr worked line. energetic plans, company sought authority own line southampton, 33 ⁄2 miles (53.9 km) in length, location near royal pier there burghclere.


there station @ bargate, southampton, , 10 ⁄2-mile (16.9 km) line burghclere aldermaston, gwr, micheldever line , whitchurch loops abandoned. authorised act of 10 august 1882. planned railway run across largely empty country between newbury , winchester before running down eastern side of itchen valley, closely paralleling lswr s main line on western side, , joining south western main line @ st denys station short final run southampton terminus. dn&s proposed short cut coast, saving 6 miles compared existing route through reading.


the aldermaston branch , independent line southampton never built, , act of parliament authorising yet further modifications changed name of company; word junction dropped , didcot, newbury & southampton railway.


the line opened between newbury , company s own station @ winchester cheesehill on 4 may 1885, after ceremonial inauguration 3 days previously. winchester station reached bored tunnel under soke; on cramped site adjacent st. giles hill. appears line built far bar end, goods facilities winchester provided.

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