Private company

Watford and Edgware Railway

19th-century proposed railway in England1

The Watford and Edgware Railway (W&ER) was a company established in the 1860s in the United Kingdom to build a railway between Edgware in North London and Watford, Hertfordshire, via Bushey. Its planned 6.25-mile (10.06 km) route would have extended the railway line which forms part of the present-day Northern line on the London Underground network.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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The Watford and Edgware Railway (W&ER) was a company established in the 1860s in the United Kingdom to build a railway between Edgware in North London and Watford, Hertfordshire, via Bushey. Its planned 6.25-mile (10.06 km) route would have extended the railway line which forms part of the present-day Northern line on the London Underground network.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Underground Electric Railways Company of London1

Sources

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