Alcester Railway
The Alcester Railway was a British railway company based in Warwickshire .
The company was founded on August 6, 1872 to build a 10, 5 kilometer long line from the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway in Bearley to the Evesham and Redditch Railway in Alcester .
The Alchester Railway was influenced by the Great Western Railway from the start . The GWR operated and maintained the railway line from its opening on September 4, 1876. From July 22, 1878, the Alcester Railway belonged to the GWR and the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway. On July 1, 1883, Great Western took over the remaining shares.
literature
- Christopher Awdry: Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Stephens / Guild Publishing, Wellingborough / London 1990, ISBN 1-85260-049-7 .