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The [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] was authorised by an [[Act of Parliament]] in 1836, following quickly on the 1835 act for construction of the [[Great Western Railway]]. [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] was appointed engineer, and his assistant [[William Gravatt]] surveyed the route in 1835 and was resident engineer for the section between Bristol and [[White Ball]] with [[William Froude]] supervising the section from Whiteball to Exeter.<ref name="otter">{{cite book|last=Otter|first=R.A.|title=Civil Engineering Heritage: Southern England|publisher=Thomas Telford Ltd|location=London|year=1994|pages=105–107|isbn=978-0-7277-1971-3}}</ref> The first {{RailGauge|84}}, [[broad gauge]], section of the line was completed to Bridgwater on 14 June 1841, and the extension to Taunton in July 1842 - both using trains leased from the Great Western. The line was completed to Exeter and opened on 1 May 1844.<ref name=MacD2/> |
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The Bristol & Exeter Railway was a considerable financial success and between 1844 and 1874, paying an average annual [[dividend]] of 4.5 per cent. The city fathers of Exeter refused the railway access to the dock of the [[Exeter Canal]] until 35 years after it entered the city in 1844. The railway was fully [[consolidation (business)|amalgamated]] with the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876.<ref name=MacD2/> |
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Revision as of 17:17, 22 June 2012
|} The Yeovil to Taunton Line was a railway line built by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, to link its Taunton railway station to the Mid-Somerset market town of Yeovil.
Background
The Bristol and Exeter Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1836, following quickly on the 1835 act for construction of the Great Western Railway. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was appointed engineer, and his assistant William Gravatt surveyed the route in 1835 and was resident engineer for the section between Bristol and White Ball with William Froude supervising the section from Whiteball to Exeter.[1] The first 84, broad gauge, section of the line was completed to Bridgwater on 14 June 1841, and the extension to Taunton in July 1842 - both using trains leased from the Great Western. The line was completed to Exeter and opened on 1 May 1844.[2]
The Bristol & Exeter Railway was a considerable financial success and between 1844 and 1874, paying an average annual dividend of 4.5 per cent. The city fathers of Exeter refused the railway access to the dock of the Exeter Canal until 35 years after it entered the city in 1844. The railway was fully amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876.[2]
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A3088 Yeovil to Stoke-sub-Hamdon (A303), Somerset [4]
References
- ^ Otter, R.A. (1994). Civil Engineering Heritage: Southern England. London: Thomas Telford Ltd. pp. 105–107. ISBN 978-0-7277-1971-3.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
MacD2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Yeovil Branch". John Speller. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ "A3088 Yeovil to Stoke-sub-Hamdon (A303), Somerset". sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-21.