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The [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] (LBSCR) had a service to {{rws|Epsom}} since 1847, supplanting the LSWR at {{rws|Surbiton}} as the railhead for Epsom races. Determined to get a share of the race traffic, the [[London and South Western Railway]] (LSWR) backed the WDR, formed by an Act of 27 July 1857<ref>{{cite book |last= White |first= H. P. |series = A Regional History of The Railways of Great Britain |title= Greater London |volume= 3 |edition= 3rd |year= 1987 |page= 63 |publisher= David & Charles |location= Newton Abbot}}</ref>. The original ambitious plans envisaged a route from {{rws|Wimbledon}} via Epsom and the Mole Valley gap to {{rws|Dorking}}, but this was truncated to accommodate other approved lines in the area. As built it ran from "Epsom Junction" (now {{rws|Raynes Park}}), on the LSWR main line, via {{rws|Worcester Park}} and {{rws|Stoneleigh}} to Epsom where it connected end-on to the [[Epsom and Leatherhead Railway]]. The continuation to {{rws|Dorking}} was abandoned, only to be completed 10 years later under LBSCR auspices by the [[Horsham, Dorking and Leatherhead Railway]]. |
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The 5¾ mile line opened on 4 April 1859 and was worked by the LSWR, which formally acquired the company on 3 June 1862.<ref>{{cite book |last= Grant |first= Donald J. |title = Directory of The Railway Companies of Great Britain |year= 2017 |page= 616 |publisher= Troubador Publishing Ltd. |location= Leicester}}</ref> |
The 5¾ mile line opened on 4 April 1859 and was worked by the LSWR, which formally acquired the company on 3 June 1862.<ref>{{cite book |last= Grant |first= Donald J. |title = Directory of The Railway Companies of Great Britain |year= 2017 |page= 616 |publisher= Troubador Publishing Ltd. |location= Leicester}}</ref> |
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The Wimbledon and Dorking Railway (WDR) was an early railway company in southern England. The original plan was not fully implemented because the proposed route overlapped with other proposed and existing lines. The part actually constructed became the first section of what was later known as the Mole Valley Line.
History
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) had a service to Epsom since 1847, supplanting the LSWR at Surbiton as the railhead for Epsom races. Determined to get a share of the race traffic, the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) backed the WDR, formed by an Act of 27 July 1857[1]. The original ambitious plans envisaged a route from Wimbledon via Epsom and the Mole Valley gap to Dorking, but this was truncated to accommodate other approved lines in the area. As built it ran from "Epsom Junction" (now Raynes Park), on the LSWR main line, via Worcester Park and Stoneleigh to Epsom where it connected end-on to the Epsom and Leatherhead Railway. The continuation to Dorking was abandoned, only to be completed 10 years later under LBSCR auspices by the Horsham, Dorking and Leatherhead Railway.
The 5¾ mile line opened on 4 April 1859 and was worked by the LSWR, which formally acquired the company on 3 June 1862.[2]