Joint Railways: Eastern and Southern England (Amberley)

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The pre-Grouping companies were fiercely competitive and would defend any incursion by another company penetrating what they considered to be their ‘territories’. Nevertheless, at times they would co-operate.

This co-operation resulted in a large number of joint lines. These joint lines ranged from fully independent operations, complete with their own staff, locomotives and rolling stock, to short lengths of railway used by the joint companies, with the cost of maintenance shared. There were more than seventy of these joint lines and all feature in this series by popular railway author Patrick Bennett. This volume focuses on those found in eastern and southern England.

Chapter List:

  • The Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint Line
  • The Axholme Joint Line
  • The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway
  • The Great Western & Great Central Joint Line
  • The Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Line
  • The East London Railway
  • The Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway and the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway
  • The West London Railway and the West London Extension Railway
  • The North & South West Junction Railway
  • The Woodside & South Croydon Railway
  • The Croydon & Oxted Railway
  • The Tooting, Merton & Wimbledon Railway
  • The Epsom & Leatherhead Railway

Each chapter contains a short history of the line in question, and a variety of colour and black & white photos of trains on the route ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. There are also maps of most of the routes covered. 96 pages.

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