Reading–Basingstoke line Reading–Basingstoke line The Reading–Basingstoke line is a short railway link between the South Western Main Line and the Great Western Main Line, constructed by the Great Western Railway between 1846 and 1848. The line is served by Great Western Railway local services between Reading and Basingstoke, which stop at the intermediate stations Reading West, Mortimer and Bramley. The line is also an important through route for longer distance passenger and freight services: CrossCountry services from Bournemouth and Southampton to Birmingham and the North of England and freight trains between Southampton Docks and the Midlands use the line. The section of
Reading, Pennsylvania to the Brewer suburb of Mount Judge, equivalent to Mount Penn, east of Reading. Filmmakers Gary Adelstein, Costa Mantis, and Jerry Orr created "Reading 1974: Portrait of a City"; relying heavily on montage; the film is a cultural time capsule. The play "Sweat" by Lynn Nottage is set in Reading. The movie "" features Reading as the home of rival team, the Reading Wolf Dogs. Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania German: "Reddin") is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 87,575, it is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located