▁the ▁Sol way ▁J unction ▁Railway ' s ▁Act ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁Mary port ▁and ▁Carl is le ▁had ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁branch ▁from ▁its ▁main ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁C & W . ▁This ▁' Der w ent ▁branch ' ▁was ▁to ▁run ▁from ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁M & C ▁main ▁line ▁at ▁Bull g ill ▁to ▁Br igh am ▁on ▁the ▁C & W , ▁about ▁two ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Mar ron ▁J unction . ▁and ▁would ▁give ▁a ▁route ▁from ▁the ▁or ef ield ▁to ▁Scotland ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁W J R ; ▁it ▁also ▁filled ▁an ▁obvious ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁W C & E ▁and ▁the ▁Sol way ▁J unction ▁which ▁if ▁filled ▁by ▁either ▁of ▁those ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁would ▁give ▁a ▁route ▁from ▁the ▁or ef ield ▁to ▁Scotland ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁M & C . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁the ▁proposed ▁ ▁le ase ▁of ▁the ▁C & W ▁by ▁the ▁White h aven ▁J unction , ▁and ▁aware ▁that ▁larger ▁railway ▁networks ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁also ▁showing ▁an ▁interest , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁the ▁M & CR ▁sought ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁interests ▁by ▁prom oting ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁Bill ▁to ▁am alg am ate ▁with ▁or ▁le ase ▁five ▁local ▁companies . ▁That ▁found ▁no ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁companies ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁proceed . ▁The ▁M & CR ' s ▁Bill ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁its ▁Der w