Great Western and South Devon Railway Companies Amalgamation Act 1878
WHEREAS the railways of the Great Western Railway Company and of the South Devon Railway Company afford a continuous line of communication between London and other towns and places in England and the counties of Devon and Cornwall: And whereas the South Devon Railway was promoted in connexion with the Great Western Railway and with the Bristol and Exeter Railway (which is now amalgamated with the Great Western Railway), and the South Devon Railway is now being worked and used by the Great Wes...