Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

former cross-country railway running north–south between Didcot, Newbury and Winchester

The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway (DNSR) was a cross-country railway running north–south between Didcot, Newbury and Winchester in England.

Map of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in 1891

The line opened in stages between 1882 and 1885. Owing to lack of money, it never reached Southampton, so trains from Winchester to Southampton went by another route.

The line closed between 1960 and 1962 and some sections have become cycle routes. There are plans to build a cafe, the "Handlebar Cafe", on the cycle route near Winchester.[1]

References change

  1. "Handlebar Cafe". Handlebar Cafe.