The routes within the scope of this article spring eastward from Salisbury, which was reached from Waterloo station in London; then from Salisbury, the main line continued broadly west, passing no major population centre until reaching Exeter.
The routes within the scope of this article spring eastward from Salisbury, which was reached from Waterloo station in London; then from Salisbury, the main line continued broadly west, passing no major population centre until reaching Exeter.