Staines And West Drayton Railway
The Staines & West Drayton Railway (S&WDR) is a former railway on the western edge of London, England. It was about 51⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long and ran roughly north-south along the River Colne. It opened from West Drayton on the Great Western Main Line to Colnbrook in 1884 and reached Staines the next year.
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