Marlborough and Grafton Railway
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The Marlborough and Grafton Railway was an English railway company incorporated in 1893 and the line was opened in 1898. It completed the missing link, between Marlborough and Grafton
, in the Cheltenham
to Andover
line. The Midland and South Western Junction Railway
took formal ownership of the Marlborough and Grafton Railway in 1899.
Grafton, Wiltshire
Grafton is a civil parish about southeast of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the village of East Grafton and the hamlets of West Grafton, Marten, Wexcombe, Wilton and Wolfhall...
, in the Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
to Andover
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
line. The Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Midland and South Western Junction Railway
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway was, until the 1923 Grouping, an independent railway built to form a north-south link between the Midland and London and South Western Railways allowing the Midland and other companies' trains to reach the port of Southampton.-Formation:The M&SWJR...
took formal ownership of the Marlborough and Grafton Railway in 1899.
- For a fuller description of the intricacies of the M&SWJR in the Marlborough and Savernake areas see Marlborough railway stations.
See also
- Swindon, Marlborough and Andover RailwaySwindon, Marlborough and Andover RailwayThe Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway was one of the constituents of the Midland and South Western Junction Railway. It received Parliamentary approval on 21 July 1873 and construction began in 1875 ....