Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway



Dates

  /  /1891Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Junction made with the London and South Western Railway at Shawford south of Winchester.
04/08/1942Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Closed for upgrading for heavy military freight as the line connected the north to Southampton and other ports which were busy with preparations for D-day. (A bus service replacement was arranged).
08/03/1943Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Re-opened after doubling between Didcot and Newbury and lengthening of the loops on the Newbury to Winchester section. A new junction was put in at Worthy for direct access from the London and South Western Railway to the Newbury line, leaving Winchester Chesil on a loop.