sentences:  A direct line from Salisbury to London began operating in 1854 and the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway (including its extension to Exeter) opened in 1860.Therefore, from the end of 1860 there were two LSWR-operated east-west mainlines, from London and Southampton to Dorchester and Weymouth and from London to Exeter via Salisbury and Yeovil, and the idea of linking them on a north-south route through Fordingbridge was revived.In addition the Great Western line to Chippenham provided a link to the north.