Southsea Railway
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southsea-railway-179-2620257
title:
Southsea Railway
text:
The Southsea Railway was a short railway branch line. It was built to give easier access from the jointly operated main line railway approaching Portsmouth to the Clarence Pier from which Isle of Wight ferries sailed. In 1879 the extension of the main line railway to Portsmouth Harbour station, where direct transfer from train to steamer was possible, eliminated most of the steamer business at Clarence Pier. Undeterred, promoters interested in developing Southsea projected the Southsea Railway,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United Kingdom legislation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southsea_Railway
date created:
2005-08-12T17:27:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T21:14:58Z
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13
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