Southern Region of British Railways

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The Southern Region of British Railways was one of the post-nationalisation operating regions in the south of England, known for its dense commuter network and extensive electrified lines serving London and the surrounding areas.

All labels observed (15)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf operating region of British Railways ⓘ
railway region ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFormed 1948 ⓘ
formedBy nationalisation of British railways ⓘ
formedFrom Southern Railway ⓘ
hadCharacteristic focus on passenger rather than freight traffic ⓘ
high proportion of electrified track ⓘ
intensive peak-hour services ⓘ
hadDepot Brighton ⓘ
Eastleigh ⓘ
Hither Green ⓘ
London Victoria ⓘ
London Waterloo ⓘ
Stewarts Lane ⓘ
hadPrimaryFunction commuter services to and from London ⓘ
long-distance passenger services to the south coast ⓘ
suburban passenger services ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
knownFor dense commuter network ⓘ
extensive electrification ⓘ
operatedIn south of England ⓘ
operatedRoute Brighton Main Line ⓘ
Chatham Main Line ⓘ
Kent Coast lines ⓘ
linked to: Kent Coast Line

Portsmouth Direct Line ⓘ
South Western Main Line ⓘ
Waterloo to Exeter line ⓘ
lines to Bournemouth ⓘ
lines to Dover ⓘ
lines to Folkestone ⓘ
lines to Southampton ⓘ
lines to Weymouth ⓘ
partOf British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
railwayGauge standard gauge ⓘ
servedArea Dorset ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ
Kent ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
Sussex ⓘ
parts of Berkshire ⓘ
parts of Wiltshire ⓘ
servedCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
status defunct administrative region ⓘ
successorOf Southern Railway ⓘ
usedElectrificationSystem 750 V DC third rail ⓘ
usedRollingStockType diesel multiple units ⓘ
electric multiple units ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ
wasReorganisedInto sectorisation of British Rail in the 1980s ⓘ

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Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brentford railway station → formerCompany → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Havant railway station → formerCompany → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Reigate railway station → laterCompany → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Southern Railway (UK) → successor → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Southern Railway (UK) → operated line → Western Section (former LSWR network) ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Southern Railway (UK) → region after nationalisation → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
British Railways Western Region → concurrentWith → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Frant railway station → railwayDivision → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Walton-on-Thames railway station → laterCompany → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
British Rail first-generation DMUs → usedBy → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Chertsey railway station → hasFormerRailwayCompany → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Sutton Loop Line → railNetwork → Southern Region of the former Southern Railway ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Dover Priory railway station → regionDuringBR → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Cranleigh railway station → regionAfterNationalisation → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Isleworth railway station → laterOperator → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Windsor Lines → railwayDivisionOf → former Southern Region of British Rail ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Waterloo to Exeter Line → successorOperator → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Winchester railway station → hasFormerOperator → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
BR Standard Class 4 steam locomotives → regionOfOperation → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Swanage Railway → laterOperator → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Fleet railway station → hasRailwayCompanyPostgroup → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Crawley railway station → railwayRegion → Southern Region of British Railways (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Brighton to Portsmouth line → partOfNetwork → Southern Region of British railway network ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway → successor → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Central Section (former LB&SCR network) → laterOperator → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Central Section (former LB&SCR network) → formedPartOf → Southern Railway suburban network ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Central Section (former LB&SCR network) → historicalPredecessorOf → British Rail Southern Region Central Division ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Eastern Section (former SE&CR network) → successorNetwork → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Eastleigh Works → railwayNetworkServed → British Rail Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
London Waterloo suburban services → historicalOperator → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Newhaven Harbour railway station → railwayRegion → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Southern Region suburban network → operator → British Rail Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Southern Region suburban network → region → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Stonegate railway station → formerOperator → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Crowhurst railway station → regionDuringBR → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Tonbridge to Redhill → railwayRegion → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Cowden railway station → formerOperator → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Collington railway station → railwayRegion → Southern Railway region of Network Rail ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Angmering railway station → railwayRegion → Southern Region of British rail network ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Winchelsea railway station → hasFormerOperator → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
Littlehampton railway station → hasOperatorHistory → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
British Rail Class 455 → network → Southern Region of British Railways ⓘ
British Rail Class 455 → introducedBy → British Rail Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Staines–Windsor line → railwayRegion → former Southern Region of British Rail ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Alstom Class 460 → operatorRegion → Southern Region of British railway network ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Burgess Hill railway station → railwayRegion → Southern Region of British Rail (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Meon Valley Railway → laterOperatingCompany → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Portslade railway station → railNetwork → Southern Region of the British railway network ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
British Rail Class 508 → initialAreaOfOperation → Southern Region of British Rail ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways
Datchet railway station → postnationalisationCompany → British Railways Southern Region ⓘ
linked to: Southern Region of British Railways