West Midland Railway

For other uses, see West Midlands Railway.

West Midland Railway Act 1860
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation23 & 24 Vict. c. lxxxi

The West Midland Railway[1] was an early British railway company. It was formed on 1 July 1860 by the West Midland Railway Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. lxxxi) which merged several older railway companies. It wa amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1863. It was the successor to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWWR).[2]

  1. ^ Yolland, Col W (1861). "West Midland Railway" (PDF). Accident Returns. Board of Trade. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Round Oak Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2013.