Claim: The routes within the scope of this article spring westward from Salisbury, which was reached from Waterloo station in London, 84 miles away; then from Salisbury, the main line continued broadly west, passing no major population centre until reaching Exeter.
Evidence: The routes within the scope of this article spring westward from Salisbury, which was reached from Waterloo station in London, 84 miles away. From Salisbury the main line continued broadly west, passing no major population centre until reaching Exeter.