The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
Mervyn's Coaches
We are a family run Business with over 35 years of Coaching Experience based in Central Hampshire.
Est:1982
Mervyn's 1949 Bedford OB bus which is still in public service and which has appeared in many films and TV series including Foyle's War
Image courtesy of Mervyn Annetts Petrol station at Inners Down on the west side of the old A33 before this section was dualled. C 1961 Now the site of Mervyn’s Coaches
Mervyn's 1949 Bedford OB bus which is still in public service and which has appeared in many films and TV series including Foyle's War