What was the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR)?
Q: What was the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR)?
A: The LBSCR was a railway company in England from 1846 to 1922.
Q: What was the geographical extent of the LBSCR's territory?
A: The LBSCR's territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its apex, most of the coastline of Sussex as its base, and a large part of Surrey.
Q: What were some of the major seaside resorts served by the LBSCR?
A: The LBSCR had the most direct routes from London to the south coast seaside resorts of Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis, and to the ports of Newhaven and Shoreham-by-Sea.
Q: What were some of the inland towns/cities served by the LBSCR?
A: The LBSCR served the inland towns/cities of Chichester, Horsham, East Grinstead and Lewes, and jointly served Croydon, Tunbridge Wells, Dorking and Guildford.
Q: What was the LBSCR's network like at the London end?
A: At the London end was a complicated suburban and outer-suburban network of lines emanating from London Bridge and Victoria, and shared interests in two cross-London lines.
Q: How was the LBSCR formed?
A: The LBSCR was formed by a merger of five companies in 1846.
Q: What happened to the LBSCR in 1923?
A: On 1 January 1923, the LBSCR became part of the Southern Railway under the Railways Act 1921.
