Basing and Bath Railway

railway
county:

Hampshire

refce: Williams, R A 1968: London and South Western Railway: David and Charles: vol.1

commentary: Basing and Bath Railway, proposed by the London and Southampton Railway as a route to link London to Bristol; rejected in favour of the Great Western Railway, GWR; proposed 1834, prospectus issued 1835, bill rejected 1835.
Route from LSWR at Basing, Hampshire; via Newbury, Berkshire; Devizes, Trowbridge, Bardford, Wiltshire; to Bath, Somserset.

Associated with
person railway company: London and Southampton Railway
place - Old Basing- Hampshire
place - Bath- Somerset
date 1834-1835

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001