Somerset and Dorset Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Somerset_and_Dorset_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf defunct company
gptkbp:absorbedBy gptkb:London_and_South_Western_Railway
gptkb:Midland_Railway
gptkbp:closed 1966
gptkbp:closurePartOf gptkb:Beeching_cuts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Pines_Express
steep gradients
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf gptkb:Dorset_Central_Railway
gptkb:Somerset_Central_Railway
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Highbridge
gptkbp:heritagePreservedSection gptkb:Midsomer_Norton_Station
gptkb:Shillingstone_Station
gptkb:Somerset_&_Dorset_Railway_Heritage_Trust
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Somerset and Dorset Railway
gptkbp:jointlyOperatedBy gptkb:London_and_South_Western_Railway
gptkb:Midland_Railway
gptkbp:length 71 miles
gptkbp:mainLine Bath to Bournemouth
gptkbp:notableEvent last train ran 5 March 1966
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Binegar_station
gptkb:Combe_Down_Tunnel
gptkb:Masbury_Summit
gptkb:Mendip_Hills_crossing
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Bournemouth_West
gptkb:Bath_Green_Park
gptkb:Evercreech_Junction
gptkb:Templecombe
gptkbp:opened 1862
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:route gptkb:Somerset
gptkb:Dorset
gptkb:Hampshire
gptkb:Wiltshire
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorset_Central_Railway
gptkb:Somerset_Central_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7