Having studied the map on the Ravenscourt Park site, I can now better understand your earlier description. The map in fact shows two distinct lines, with a connection between them at Hammersmith:1. Hammersmith & City Railway (though not identified as such on the map), opened in 1864. This is the current Hammersmith & City Line, running north-south to its terminus at Hammersmith. On that line, as you said, there was a Shepherd's Bush station in the middle of where the market is now. That station was replaced in 1914 by the two present stations, Shepherd's Bush (now Shepherd's Bush Market) and Goldhawk Road.2. London & South Western Railway (Kensington & Richmond Line), opened on 1 Jan 1869. This line is shown passing under Shepherd's Bush Road going west, passing under the H&C and then running southwards alongside it before turning westwards. There was a station ("Shepherd's Bush") just west of Shepherd's Bush Road (not shown on the map as far as I can see) and others at Hammersmith Grove Road and Turnham Green. As you say, there is no sign of the District, which suggests that the map dates from between 1869 and 1874.The "Electric Telegraph" note presumably means that there were telegraph poles along that line, for public messaging as well as railway signalling. If anyone is interested in this rather neglected aspect of communications history, there is an entire book on the subject freely available online: "Distant Writing" by Steven Roberts at http://distantwriting.co.uk
Richard Jennings ● 5660d