Monument record 0839700000 - Quainton Road Station
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY STATION (Built 1890s, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Quainton Road Station built in 1890s for the Metropolitan Railway. 1 of 4 stations built when the Metropolitan Railway took over the running of the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway between Aylesbury and Verney Junction, Quainton Road is the only station to survive. The station passed to London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 and thence to the London and North Eastern Railway. The station was closed to passengers in 1963 and to freight in 1966. In 1969 Quainton Railway Society took out the lease to ensure the preservation of the station as the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. [Detailed description] (B1).
Buildings report held at NMR (B3).
Short Pathe newsreel of the last train service on the Brill Tramway on 1st December 1935. Includes initial shots of Quainton Road station (B11).
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC22234 Unpublished document: Sheila Lobley (Press Officer, Bucks Railway Centre). 2004. Press release on Buckinghamshire Railway Centre website, July 2004.
- <2>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <3>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF007401.
- <4>SBC29463 Bibliographic reference: Geoffrey Tyack. 1998. Oxford: an Anchitectural Guide.
- <5>SBC29465 Article in serial: Railway Heritage Trust. 2002. Railway Heritage Trust annual report 2001-2.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <7>SBC29466 Bibliographic reference: Lance Adlam & Bill Simpson. 2008. A Triumph of Restoration: Oxford Rewley Road Station.
- <8>SBC7399 Bibliographic reference: RobinLeleux. 1976. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Vol 9 The East Midlands. pp34, 37, 39.
- <9>SBC29291 Bibliographic reference: Douglas Rose. 1980. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History.
- <10>SBC29292 Bibliographic reference: J E Connor. 2000. Abandoned Stations on London's Underground: A Photographic Record. p47.
- <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 | SP 73834 18984 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2026 7:57PM
