Railway Companies Disestablished in 1868 - Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, Virginia Central Railroad, Covington and Ohio Railroad (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 130. Not illustrated. Chapters: Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, Virginia Central Railroad, Covington and Ohio Railroad, Stratford and Moreton Tramway, Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway, Flint and Holly Railroad, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, California Central Railroad, Millville and Glassboro Railroad, Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad, Wills Valley Railroad, Pan Handle Railway, Steubenville and Indiana Railroad, Chicago and Great Eastern Railway, Columbus and Indiana Central Railway, Holliday's Cove Railroad, North East and South West Alabama Railroad, Grand Trunk Railway of Michigan, Utica and Waterville Railroad, Grand Trunk Railway of Northern Indiana, Southwest Pacific Railroad, Troy, Salem and Rutland Railroad, Warren and Franklin Railway, Hudson River West Shore Railroad, St. Louis and Illinois Bridge Company. Excerpt: The Bristol and South Wales Union Railway was built to connect Bristol, England, with south Wales. The route involved a ferry crossing of the River Severn but was considerably shorter than the alternative route through Gloucester. The ferry was replaced by the Severn Tunnel in 1886 but part of the route continues to be used, forming parts of the Cross-Country Route and the South Wales Main Line. A "Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway" was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1846. Isambard Kingdom Brunel surveyed a route across the Severn and the ferry at New Passage was purchased, but the line failed to raise enough money so was not built. The "Bristol, South Wales and Southampton Union Railway" proposed in 1854 to carry a line through the centre of Bristol and along the Avon Gorge to New Passage, where a train ferry would cross the water. This became the "Bristol and South Wales Union Railway" (B&SWUR) which received its Act on 27 July 1857 but using a route to the e...