Monument record 1481200000 - East West rail
Summary
The Buckinghamshire Railway from Bletchley to Oxford opened in 1850 and was mothballed in 1993.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY (19th Century to Modern - 1850 AD to 1993 AD)
Description
The Buckinghamshire Railway opened from Bletchley to Verney Junction on 1 May 1850 and to Islip on 1 October 1850. Islip to Oxford opened on 20 May 1851. It became part of London Midland & Scottish Railway. Bletchley to Oxford passenger trains were withdrawn on 1 January 1968 and the Bicester-Bletchley section was mothballed on 31 May 1993. West of Claydon Junction the line was reopened on 24 January 1994 for waste traffic to Calvert. In February 2007 a scheme was proposed for an Oxford to Milton Keynes railway (B1, B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC24228 Bibliographic reference: Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith. 2005. Country Railway Routes: Oxford to Bletchley Including Verney Junction to Banbury.
- <2>SBC23891 Bibliographic reference: Colin G Maggs. 2010. The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. pages 97-105.
- <3>SBC25753 Bibliographic reference: John M C Healy. 1992. History of the Chiltern Line.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 75048 29626 (23777m by 11247m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ADDINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | MIDDLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | NEWTON LONGVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | POUNDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | STEEPLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | TWYFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHARNDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: CALVERT (Monument) (0579000001)
- Parent of: Claydon Station (Monument) (0744400000)
- Parent of: Marsh Gibbon and Poundon Station (Monument) (0744300000)
- Parent of: Swanbourne Station (Monument) (0978400000)
- Parent of: VERNEY JUNCTION STATION (Monument) (0578801001)
- Parent of: VERNEY JUNCTION-BANBURY RAILWAY (Monument) (0578900000)
- Parent of: WINSLOW RAILWAY STATION (Monument) (0497600000)
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Record last edited
Aug 2 2022 4:59PM
