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The Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR) was a railway in Ontario, Canada. It ran roughly northwest from Guelph (in Wellington County ) to the port town of Southampton (in Bruce County ) on Lake Huron , a distance of 101 miles (163 km).
The Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway built a line through Alma in 1870. [4] The line was eventually taken over by Canadian National Railway, and was abandoned in 1983. [7] The Alma railroad station has since been destroyed. [8] After the railway was constructed, Alma became "a bustling service centre for the local settlers and travellers". [5]
The London, Huron and Bruce Railway (LH&BR) was a short line railway in Ontario, Canada. It started in London, Ontario, running northward for 70 miles (110 km) to the small town of Wingham. It originally planned to continue north to Southampton or Kincardine, but instead joined the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR) at Wingham
Narrow gauge through the bush: Ontario's Toronto Grey & Bruce and Toronto & Nipissing Railways. Toronto, ON: R Clarke and R Beaumont. ISBN 978-0-9784406-0-2. OCLC 166687958. McIlwraith, Thomas F (1963). The Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway 1863-1884. Toronto: Upper Canada Railway Society. Beaumont, Ralph (1977). Steam Trains to the Bruce.
Acquisition of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway. [14] 1873 The Long Depression begins, negatively impacting the Great Western's finances. [12] The last broad-gauge track is removed from the Great Western system, completing the process of gauge conversion. [12] New line is constructed from London to connect with the Kincardine branch at ...
Wellington—Grey Riding created from Dufferin—Simcoe, Grey—Bruce, Waterloo North, Wellington South and Wellington—Huron: 28th 1968–1972 Marvin Howe: Progressive Conservative: Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo: 29th 1972–1974 Perrin Beatty: Progressive Conservative: 30th 1974–1979: Riding dissolved into Bruce—Grey, Dufferin ...
Eden Grove is an unincorporated community in Bruce County, Ontario. [1] The community was also once called Pinkerton Station [2] when it was used by the Canadian National Railway as a flag stop. [3] The community was once a stop on the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway, a shortline railway that ran in 19th Century to early 20th Century. [4]
Built in 1871, by the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway, at the point where the southern extension branched off from the main Guelph-Harriston line. This first station was a single story building, around which the town eventually developed. [1]