The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-01 00:00:00

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THE OXFORD AND SALISBURY DIRECT
RAILWAY, via ABINGDON, WANTAGE, HUN GERFORD,
mid MIDGE RSH ALL. . .

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(Provisionally registered.)
Capital 1,200,0001.. in 48.000 Shares of 25/. each.
Deposit 2/. 15s. per Share.
PRELIMINARY AN NOUNCEMENT.
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The fuer ortance or connecting remote parts of E .gland by Rail-
ways, with the advantages thereby conferred upon intermediate towns
and districts, can scarcely he beater exemplified than by the Line
which is tow proposed to form a short and direct channel of inter-
course between Oxford and Salisbury. Numerous projected lines
now before the Mac will make Oxford at the north, and Sali,bury
at the south of the intended Railroad the central points from which
various radii will diverge to the northwest, north, and north-east-of
the former, and to the east, south', and west of the latter; and the
proposed Line from Cambridge to Oxrord, continuing to that city the
co,:rse of Railway front the north-eastern parts of the island, requires
the appliance now suggested to effect a complete means of transit to
the western and south-western counties.

The Oxford and `alishury Direct Railway, in addition to
the benefits which will be conferred upon the nation at
large, by preferring a direct line of common-cation be-
tween the north-eastern and western and south-western
parts of England; will afford to the boroush of Abingdon,
the market towns of Wantage, ITtingerford, and Ltelgershall, and
the adjacent villages, an important railway accommodation, of which
the agricultural districts In which they arc seated stand in much
need, and will provide a facility for the interchange of produce be-
tween the rural, manufacturing, and commercial population of the
kingdom.
The want of railway accommodation has long been felt to press
unfairly upon the inkabitants of the important and thriving town of
Abingdon. Their means and opportnnities of competing witk the more
fortunate traders of those towns which are already provided with di-
rect channels of transit, are thus severely crippled. The same remark
applies in some degree to the market town of Wantage, which, as
well as llmigerford and Ludgershall, claims a share of the profits
and advantages produced by railway traffic.
It has therefore been determined to commmee the proposedil ne at
Oxford, and to proceed through Abingdon to the station of the Great
Western Railway at Steventon, thus giving to Abingd:-n a direct rail-
road to London. By continuing the project Al railway to Wantage, the
same facility of transit to London will be afforded to that place ; and
a perfect line of road from the north-eastern counties will, by a june-
flan with the projection from Cambridge to Oxford, be prosinced,
through the towns which have been named, Ifungenorcl and Ludgers-
hall to Salisbury, and thence to tke south and western ports and dis-
tricts.

A mapof the line, . and A •otattstical retort of the whole country
totlended to he tr.:v,rscd, ZA)iilie of preparatibn, and T. hit the
names of an infinential provisional Cointnittee, will very shortly
be published. In the meantime, further information may be Ob-
tained from. Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate-street;
London, solicitors to the undertaking, to whom, at present, applica
tion for shares may be made;