Monument record 0416000000 - Brill Tramway (QUAINTON TO BRILL)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY (Constructed 1870-1871, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
Plan Form - Linear.
Work commenced September 1870 on railway between Quainton Road & Church Siding (Wotton). Line primarily intended for freight, but soon passenger facilities provided. Brill inhabitants petitioned Duke of Buckingham for line to be extended to Brill, & in summer, 1872 line reached Brill, 6 1/2 miles from Quainton Road. In 1888 Oxford & Aylesbury Tramroad Company set up, to take over & extend Wotton tramway to Oxford. Extension never built. Tramway taken over by Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Committee, April 1906; closed 30th November 1935. [Full description of line, map & illustration] (B1).
Brill branch originated as a private line on Duke of Buckingham & Chandos' estate. Opened 1st April 1871 from Quainton Road to Wotton using horses. By summer 1872 passengers carried & line extended to Brill. By 1894 Oxford & Aylesbury Tramroad rebuilt Wotton tramway with connection at Quainton Road. Leased to Metropolitan, 1899. 4 return trains daily. Closed 2nd December 1935 (B2).
Course of tramway through southern margin of Rushbeds Wood surveyed and associated features noted (B5).
History and photographs (B6).
History and photographs (B7).
Short Pathe newsreel of the last train service on the Brill Tramway on 1st December 1935 (B11).
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC5559 Bibliographic reference: E J S Gadsden. 1962. DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM'S RAILWAYS.
- <2>SBC7399 Bibliographic reference: RobinLeleux. 1976. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Vol 9 The East Midlands. p37.
- <3>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <4>SBC19620 Bibliographic reference: Bill Simpson. 1985. The Brill Tramway.
- <5>SBC22603 Unpublished document: Michael Farley Archaeology & the Rushbeds Group. 2006. Rushbeds Wood, Brill: An Archaeological Study.
- <6>SBC23970 Bibliographic reference: Bill Simpson. 2011. Quainton Road Station and Other Stations in the Vale of Aylesbury. pages 5-6, 91-96.
- <7>SBC23891 Bibliographic reference: Colin G Maggs. 2010. The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. pp87-95; photos pp89-95.
- <8>SBC29291 Bibliographic reference: Douglas Rose. 1980. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History.
- <9>SBC29292 Bibliographic reference: J E Connor. 2000. Abandoned Stations on London's Underground: A Photographic Record.
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <11>SBC29643 Digital archive: British Pathe. 1935. Last journey of quaint old railway (Pathe newsreel of part of last train service on the Brill tramway on 1st December 1935).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69788 17076 (8245m by 3773m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WESTCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WOTTON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BRILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | ASHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Brill Station, terminus of Brill Tramway at Tramway Farm (Monument) (0416200000)
- Parent of: Quainton Road Station (Monument) (0839700000)
- Parent of: Waddesdon Road Station (Monument) (0770600000)
- Parent of: Westcott Station (Monument) (0978700000)
- Parent of: Wood Siding (Monument) (0416001000)
- Parent of: Wotton Station, on Brill Tramway (Monument) (0416002000)
- Parent of: Wotton Tramway (BRANCH TO KINGSWOOD LANE) (Monument) (0416100000)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 14 2026 8:45PM
