The Waterloo to Weymouth Line

The first section of the Waterloo to Weymouth line, serving the 23 miles between Nine Elms and Woking Common, opened on 21 May 1838. From this inauspicious start it expanded to serve the ports, holiday resorts and market towns of Hampshire and Dorset, as well as ever-expanding suburbia, connecting them to its London terminus just south of the Thames. One hundred and fifty years later it still flourishes, carrying commuters to and from the capital and holiday-makers bound for Bournemouth, Weymouth and the Channel Islands, or perhaps for m^re exotic destinations via Southampton's liner terminal.
The Waterloo to Weymouth Line takes a unique trip down this line of contrasts, exploring its inter-city routes and its sleepy branch lines through their history and into the future.