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Surrey Iron Railway

1801 establishments in England4 ft 2 in gauge railways in EnglandBritish companies disestablished in 1846British companies established in 1801Early British railway companies
History of SurreyHistory of the London Borough of CroydonHistory of the London Borough of MertonHistory of the London Borough of WandsworthHistory of transport in LondonHorse-drawn railwaysRail transport in SurreyRailway companies disestablished in 1846Railway companies established in 1801Railway lines opened in 1803Transport in the London Borough of CroydonTransport in the London Borough of MertonTransport in the London Borough of Wandsworth
Surrey Iron Railway watercolour
Surrey Iron Railway watercolour

The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a horse-drawn plateway that linked Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham, all then in Surrey but now suburbs of south London, in England. It was established by Act of Parliament in 1801, and opened partly in 1802 and partly in 1803. It was a toll railway on which carriers used horse traction. The chief goods transported were coal, building materials, lime, manure, corn and seeds. The first 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) to Croydon opened on 26 July 1803, with a branch line off from Mitcham to Hackbridge. The Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Railway was built as an extension of the railway but by a separate company. It opened in 1805 and closed in 1838.The Surrey Iron Railway was commercially successful only briefly, until shortly after the opening of the canal between Croydon and London in 1809. It closed in 1846.

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Surrey Iron Railway
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