The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-09 00:00:00

THE FIRST NUMBER OF

THE RAILWAY STANDARD WILL AP•
PEAR ON SATURDAY NEXT, OCTOBER 11.
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This Journal will be as large as the Morning Herald, and contain 64
eolumns.
The RAILWAY' STANDARD Wlll contain full, impartial, and original
reports of all important Railway Meetings; and a careful summary
of such matters as may not require to be given in detail.
Office, No. 8, Upper Wellington-street, North Strand, where all
communications aro to be addressed to the Editor, and Advertise-
ments will be received.

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Portsmouth 'will be abridged to 73 miles, a distance considerably
shorter than that by which any line hitherto projected betweeS
London asd Portsmouth has proposed to pass, and also pursuing
a route more populous and productive than any hitherto presented
to public notice. It will involve the construction of only 45 miles of
railway to complete the course between the Redhill station (near
Reigate) and Emsworth.
From London to Reigate by the London and Brighton
Railroad is • .. -

... 21 miles.

The junction to be made by this Company is .••• • • • • 45 „
From the paint near Emsworth to Portsmouth by the
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Chichester and Portsmouth Railway is . .

7 „

Total distance from London to Portsmouth.-- •• • . 73 miles.

From Chilgrove a line of seven miles will be constructed, and
which will place Chichester in direct communication with London.
The distance between Chichester and London by this route will be
62 miles.

Trains will run direct between London and Chichester, without
stopping at Chllgrove.

Inasmuch as the existing line of railway to Dover branches off
from the London and Brighton Railroad at Reigate, this projected
line will open up a communication by railroad between Portsmouth
and Dover.

From an inspection of the map, it will be seen that the Redhill
station, near Reigate, lies nearly in a direct line between Ports-
mouth and Chatham, and in pursuing the line of communication
to the last-mentioned naval and military depot, this line will pass
through or near to the towns of Bletchingley, Godston, Limpsfleld,
Westerham, Seven Oaks, Ightharn, Town Mailing, Wrotham, Off-
ham, Snodland, Lower Hailing, and Wouldham.
The distance between Chatham and Reigate will involve the
making of 21 miles of railroad, and the line of railroad between
Portsmouth and Chatham will extenl over 82 miles.

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To the naval and military establishments •of this kingdom the
construction of this projected line will afford the most important fa-
cilities in the transit of troops, stores, baggage, &c. &c., diminishing
the tardy course of communication which at present necessarily
exists between Portsmouth and Chatham, at present usually extend-
ing over the space of two days, and placing them in that direct com-
munication with each other which, in two hours, or thereabout,
will enable the journey between them to be made.
The formation of a direct line of railway between Portsmouth
and Chatham will afford the opportunity of establishing, by the
electric telegraph, that celerity of communication so important to be
obtained between places of national importance.
The warm support of the principal landowners on the greater part
of the line is pledged to this undertaking.
The Provisional Committee abstain from making any special re-
ference to the contemplated profit to result from carrying into effect
this undertaking, feeling convinced that the extent of traffic through
the populous and rich districts over which this line and its branches
are projected to pass is sufficiently known, and is decisive of the
Inutility of all comment in that respect.
Applications for the shares, in the form given below, to be made
to the Solicitors and Local Agents, or to any of the following
Brokers :—Messrs. R. Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, Royal Exchange,
London ; Mr. H. Pritchett, of No. 74, Old Broad-street ; Messrs.
Neilson, sharebrokers, Liverpool ; John Duncuft, Esq., sharebroker,
Manchester ; Mr. R. M`Ewen, 18, Bt. Ann's-street, Manchester ;
John Watson, Esq., sharebroker, Leeds ; Messrs. Ridsdale, Myers,
and Bailey, brokers, Leeds ; Messrs. Schultz and Carr, brokers, Li-
verpool ; Messrs. Hope and Rastrick, brokers, Manchester ; Messrs.
Tyeth and Luscombe, stockbrokers, Plymouth:; Messrs. George Ed •
wards and Son, Bristol ; Messrs. Watson and Co., Hull ; Messrs. Pott
and Leviek, Nottingham ; and Messrs. Collis and Son, Birmingham.