What is London and South Western Railway?
The '''London and South Western Railway''' (LSWR) was a [[railway]] company in [[England]] from [[1838]] to [[1922]]. It started as the London and Southampton Railway from [[Waterloo station]] to [[Southampton]]. Later, the network extended to [[Plymouth]] via [[Salisbury]] and [[Exeter]]. There were branches to [[Ilfracombe]] and [[Padstow]]. Beyond [[Southampton]] there were branches to [[Bournemouth]] and [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]]. The LSWR also had many routes connecting towns in [[Hampshire]] and [[Berkshire]], including [[Portsmouth]] and [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]. In the [[Railways Act 1921|grouping of railways in 1923]] the LSWR joined with other railways to create the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]]. {{Bigfour}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Pre-grouping British railway companies]]