Monument record 6296/1 - London & North Western Railway (Bletchley to Banbury)

Partly dismantled railway. The Buckinghamshire Railway was a merger of two companies proposing lines from Bletchley to Banbury and Aylesbury to Oxford. The Bletchley - Banbury section opened in 1850 and the Oxford - Verney Junction (on the Bletchley - Banbury line) in 1851. The Banbury line remained a branch line while the Oxford line developed into a major cross-country link until closure to passengers in 1968. The Banbury line closed to passengers in 1961 although a truncated spur to Buckingham remained open until 1964. Goods traffic to Banbury ended in 1963. The Oxford section remains fully open to goods traffic.

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{3} (SP 46724000 to SP 50003988) Dismantled Railway (NAT)

{4, 5} The Buckinghamshire Railway from Banbury (SP 462405) to Verney Junction (SP 735274) was opened on 1 May 1850. It was closed entirely on 2 December 1963 and has since been completely dismantled.

<1> 1920, Railway Clearing House pre-1923 Junction Diagrams, (unchecked) (Plan). SNN106338.

<2> Ballinger J.; Foard G., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Brackley, (unchecked) (Report). SNN106655.

<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), OS 1:10 000 1977 (Map). SNN112944.

<4> Lobel, M D & Crossley, A (eds), 1972, A history of the county of Oxford: volume X: Banbury Hundred, p. 13 (Book). SNN114117.

<5> Leleux, R, 1976, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The East Midlands, p. 39-40 (Book). SNN110373.

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 7:19PM