PD&SWJR Opening & Closing

Opening & closing Notices

OF THE

PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, AND SOUTH – WESTERN

S

outh - Western Railway

NOTICE OF THE OPENING

JUNCTION RAILWAY

L I D F O R D   TO   D E V O N P O R T

IN CONNECTION WITH

THE LONDON AND SOUTH  –  WESTERN  RAILWAY

AND

IMPROVED AND ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE

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ON  AND  AFTER  JUNE 1ST

This Company’s Trains

WILL  BE  WITHDRAWN  FROM  THE  GREAT  WESTERN

COMPANY’S  LINE

BETWEEN  LIDFORD  AND  PLYMOUTH.

Ceasing to call at Mary Tavy, Horrabridge, Yelverton, Bickley,

And Marsh Mills.

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THE PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, AND SOUTH - WESTERN

COMPANY’S  NEW  DOUBLE  LINE

FROM

LIDFORD   TO   DEVONPORT

WILL

BE   OPEN   ON   SUNDAY   JUNE   1ST

Over which this Company’s Passenger and Goods Trains will run.

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   The opening of the above new line will form a COMPLETE DOUBLE LINE from LONDON (Waterloo) to PLYMOUTH, and Trains running between these places will be very considerably improved and accelerated, the journey between London and Exeter occupying 3¾ hours, and between London and Plymouth 5 hours and 20 minutes

Trains between London, Exeter, Barnstable, and Ilfracombe will also be accelerated. For particulars see Time Table.

CHAS. SCOTTER, General Manager.     

W.M.N. 31.5.1890