West Midland Railway
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The West Midland Railway[1] was an early British railway company. It was formed on 1 July 1860 by the <templatestyles src="Template:Visible anchor/styles.css" />West Midland Railway Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. lxxxi) which merged several older railway companies. It was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1863. It was the successor to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWWR).[2]
History
Constituents
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On 1 July 1861, the WMR leased the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway (incorporated 1853 and opened 1857). In 1862, it also leased the Leominster and Kington Railway (opened 1857) and the Severn Valley Railway (from opening).
Amalgamation with the GWR
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