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4 unusual facts about LSWR suburban lines


LSWR suburban lines

Using compressed air and the Greathead tunnelling shield, the line was constructed in twin tubes, passing under the River Thames and terminating at the Mansion House, in a common station provided by the Central London Railway.

As well as the developments that were actually implemented (see below) the Metropolitan Railway and the Central London Railway both developed schemes in the years running up to 1914 for extensions of traffic, or new routes, into LSWR territory.

The stations on the line were of concrete in an Art Deco style, typical of the Southern Railway's design style of the period.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) were also anxious to get access to Windsor, for the considerable prestige of serving Queen Victoria, and they had secured friendlier treatment from the Commissioners over getting a line approved.



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