▁of ▁S ew ers . ▁The ▁railway ▁company ▁proposed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁railway ▁between ▁High bridge ▁and ▁G last on bury ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Central ▁Railway ▁was ▁author ised ▁by ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁The ▁canal ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁company , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁speed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁railway , ▁ear ning ▁£ 3 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ending ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁The ▁line ▁followed ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁closely , ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁to w path . ▁The ▁canal ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 4 , </ ref > ▁and ▁the ▁lock ▁and ▁aqu ed uct s ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁section ▁were ▁dis m ant led . ▁The ▁railway ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁lower ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁S ew ers , ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁d rain age ▁d itch . ▁The ▁final ▁section ▁was ▁retained ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁wh arf ▁for ▁the ▁railway ▁company , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁S ew ers ▁and ▁was ▁filled ▁in . ▁The ▁Central ▁Som erset ▁Railway ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Dor set ▁Central ▁Railway ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Som erset ▁and ▁Dor set ▁Railway . ▁The ▁main ▁line ▁to