Wimbledon–West Croydon line, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 27 relations: Addiscombe Line, British Rail Class 423, British Rail Class 456, Connex South Central, Croydon Canal, George Parker Bidder (engineer), Glossary of rail transport terms, Greater London, London, London and Croydon Railway, London and South Western Railway, London and Southampton Railway, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Merton Park, Portsmouth line, Privatisation of British Rail, Railtrack, Railways Act 1921, River Wandle, Southern Railway (UK), Surrey Iron Railway, Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway, Tramlink, Waddon Marsh railway station, Wagonway, West Croydon station, Wimbledon station.

2. Closed railway lines in London
3. History of rail transport in London
4. Railway lines closed in 1997
5. Railway lines opened in 1855
6. Standard gauge railways in London

Addiscombe Line

The Addiscombe Line was a branch line in south east London, United Kingdom that ran between Elmers End (London Borough of Bromley) and Addiscombe (London Borough of Croydon). Wimbledon–West Croydon line and Addiscombe Line are Closed railway lines in London and railway lines closed in 1997.

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British Rail Class 423

The British Rail Class 423 (4 VEP), electric multiple unit passenger trains were mostly built by British Rail (BR) at York Works from 1967 to 1974, although the MBSOs and TSOs of the first 20, 7701-7720, were built at Derby Works.

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British Rail Class 456

The British Rail Class 456 was an electric multiple unit passenger train introduced by Network SouthEast on inner-suburban services in South London to replace the elderly Class 416 2EPB units.

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Connex South Central

Connex South Central was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Connex that operated the South Central franchise from 26 May 1996 until 25 August 2001.

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Croydon Canal

The Croydon Canal ran from Croydon, via Forest Hill, to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross in south London, England.

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George Parker Bidder (engineer)

George Parker Bidder (13 June 1806 – 20 September 1878) was an English engineer and calculating prodigy.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways.

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Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London and Croydon Railway

The London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) was an early railway in England. Wimbledon–West Croydon line and London and Croydon Railway are History of rail transport in London.

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London and South Western Railway

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Wimbledon–West Croydon line and London and South Western Railway are History of rail transport in London.

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London and Southampton Railway

The London and Southampton Railway was an early railway company between London and Southampton, in England.

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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR (known also as the Brighton line, the Brighton Railway or the Brighton)) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Wimbledon–West Croydon line and London, Brighton and South Coast Railway are History of rail transport in London.

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Merton Park

Merton Park is a suburb in the London Borough of Merton.

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Portsmouth line

The Portsmouth line is a secondary main line originally built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the London and South Western Railway between 1847 and 1868.

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Privatisation of British Rail

The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into private hands.

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Railtrack

Railtrack was a group of companies that owned the track, signalling, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and all but a handful of the stations of the British railway system from 1994 until 2002.

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Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, by "grouping" them into four large companies dubbed the "Big Four".

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River Wandle

The River Wandle is a right-bank tributary of the River Thames in south London, England.

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Southern Railway (UK)

The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping.

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Surrey Iron Railway

The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a horse-drawn narrow-gauge plateway that linked Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham, all then in Surrey but now suburbs of south London, in England.

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Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway

The Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway (TM&WR) was a railway company jointly operated by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) in Surrey (now south-west London). Wimbledon–West Croydon line and Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway are History of rail transport in London.

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Tramlink

Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and presently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. Wimbledon–West Croydon line and Tramlink are Standard gauge railways in London.

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Waddon Marsh railway station

Waddon Marsh railway station was in Waddon in the London Borough of Croydon on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line.

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Wagonway

Wagonways (also spelt Waggonways), also known as horse-drawn railways and horse-drawn railroad consisted of the horses, equipment and tracks used for hauling wagons, which preceded steam-powered railways.

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West Croydon station

West Croydon is a combined railway, bus station and tram stop in Croydon, south London.

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Wimbledon station

Wimbledon is an interchange station in the centre of Wimbledon in London for London Underground, London Trams and National Rail services, and is the only station in London that provides an interchange between the London Underground and Tramlink.

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See also

Closed railway lines in London

• Addiscombe Line
• Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway
• Crystal Palace pneumatic railway
• Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway
• Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
• Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway
• Hainault Loop
• Hall Farm Curve
• London Necropolis Railway
• London and Blackwall Railway
• Palace Gates line
• Staines and West Drayton Railway
• Stanmore branch line
• Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line
• Wimbledon–West Croydon line
• Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway

History of rail transport in London

• Billy Brown of London Town
• Chingford branch line
• Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway
• Eastern Counties Railway
• Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway
• Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
• Hainault Loop
• Hampstead Junction Railway
• History of the Crossrail project
• History of the London Underground
• Kensington and Richmond line of the LSWR
• Kentish Town rail accident
• LSWR suburban lines
• London Pneumatic Despatch Company
• London Post Office Railway
• London and Blackwall Railway
• London and Croydon Railway
• London and South Western Railway
• London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
• London, Chatham and Dover Railway
• Longhedge Railway Works
• Network SouthEast
• North London Railway
• North Woolwich Old Station Museum
• Northern and Eastern Railway
• Overground Network
• Poplar Dock
• Stoke Newington and Edmonton Railway
• Stratford TMD
• Stratford Works
• Temple Mills
• Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway
• Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway
• Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway
• Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway
• West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway
• Whitechapel and Bow Railway
• Wimbledon and Sutton Railway
• Wimbledon–West Croydon line

Railway lines closed in 1997

• Addiscombe Line
• PNR North Main Line
• Usui Pass
• Wimbledon–West Croydon line

Railway lines opened in 1855

• Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway
• Belgian railway line 15
• Bordeaux–Sète railway
• Carmyllie Railway
• Chipping Norton Railway
• Coleraine–Portrush line
• Deerness Valley Railway
• Dortmund–Soest railway
• Grand Crimean Central Railway
• Hagen–Hamm railway
• Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
• Inverness and Nairn Railway
• Lower Left Rhine Railway
• Main Suburban railway line
• Manchester and Southport Railway
• Neustadt–Wissembourg railway
• Panama Canal Railway
• Peebles Railway
• St. Gallen–Winterthur railway line
• Three Bridges–Tunbridge Wells line
• Track 61 (Boston)
• Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
• Wimbledon–West Croydon line
• Winterthur–Romanshorn railway
• Zürich–Winterthur railway

Standard gauge railways in London

• Bakerloo line
• Bexleyheath line
• Catford loop line
• Central line (London Underground)
• Circle line (London Underground)
• Dartford Loop Line
• District line
• Docklands Light Railway
• East London line
• Greenford branch line
• Greenwich Park branch line
• Greenwich line
• Hammersmith & City line
• Holborn Viaduct–Herne Hill line
• Hounslow Loop line
• Jubilee line
• Kingston loop line
• Kingsway tramway subway
• Lillie Bridge Depot
• Metropolitan Railway
• Mid-Kent line
• North Kent Line
• North London Line City Branch
• North London line
• Northern City Line
• Northern line
• Palace Gates line
• Piccadilly line
• Romford–Upminster line
• Sandilands Tunnel
• South London line
• Tramlink
• Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line
• Victoria line
• Waterloo & City line
• West London line
• Wimbledon–West Croydon line

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimbledon–West_Croydon_line

Also known as West Croydon to Wimbledon Line, West Croydon-Wimbledon line, Wimbledon and Croydon Railway, Wimbledon and Croydon Railway Company.