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strike of 1955 when much of the milk traffic was lost. Sunday passenger services were withdrawn in the late 1940s and by now only four trains in each direction ran on weekdays. The first threat to the line came in 1952 when BR, having closed the line from
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reduced services to three trains each way. The demise of the
Towcester line resulted in the closure of Farthinghoe on 3 November 1952. By this time, the line was hanging by a thread, with a reported £14,000 annual deficit (equivalent to £440,000 in 2023) and monthly receipts of no more than £50.
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carried coaches for
Banbury, although in some years the service terminated at Brackley. One or two services generally ran on Sundays, but these were not usually part of an Oxford service. From 1905, four services were running from Bletchley to Banbury, with one additional train terminating at
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after closure and after damage by vandals, it was demolished in the 1970s. St. James Road now occupies the site which is surrounded by a light industrial estate and residential housing. Some of the trackbed to the south-east is taken into Pocket Farm Walk before the route is severed by the
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already closed. The units had increased passenger receipts by £250-£300 per month and reduced operating costs by £300, but this still resulted in an annual deficit of £4,700 (equivalent to £140,000).
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Farr, M.G.D. (December 1959). "The Banbury-Buckingham Railcar Experiment".
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Autumn statement: Chancellor invests in new transport links for the region
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had previously visited Brackley station in May 1950 en route to the first
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The Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway (Locomotion Papers No. 78)
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1974:. South Northamptonshire Council. pp. 50–51. Archived from
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Banbury and the Branch Line to Verney Junction: The Final Years
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Edwards, W.E. (1910). "Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway".
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Lost Railways of the Chilterns (Lost Railways Series)
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Forgotten Railways: Chilterns and Cotswolds (Vol. 3)
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2394:Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith A. (July 2005).
1016:. The Buckinghamshire Railway was backed by the
2360:. Newton Abbot, Devon: David St. John Thomas.
1970:Development Control Committee (4 April 2002).
2303:. Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas.
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2398:. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press.
2379:. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press.
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2417:. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books.
2341:. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books.
2322:. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press.
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1040:. Intermediate stations were provided at
2474:. Witney, Oxon: Lamplight Publications.
2455:. Witney, Oxon: Lamplight Publications.
1972:"Planning Application No. S/2002/0160/P"
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1136:from Buckingham upon the death of the
865:Banbury to Verney Junction branch line
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2472:The Banbury to Verney Junction Branch
27:Former railway branch line in England
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1132:. In 1889, a special service ran to
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2299:Davies, R.T.; Grant, M.D. (1984) .
2088:"Banbury to Verney Junction (LNWR)"
1934:"Banbury to Verney Junction (LNWR)"
1052:. Services ran straight through to
2599:Rail transport in Northamptonshire
1229:and the line becoming part of the
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889:with the former Oxford/Cambridge
1062:Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway
1027:The line's northern terminus at
1018:London and North Western Railway
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2497:"The Verney Junction Branch".
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1367:Campaign for Better Transport
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2337:Kingscott, Geoffrey (2008).
2318:Jenkins, Stanley C. (1990).
567:Bacon's House Level Crossing
2432:Shannon, Paul (May 1996) .
1256:Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
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1932:Scott, G. (16 July 2007).
1313:Buckingham was visited by
964:. The line became part of
33:Banbury to Verney Junction
2213:. Subterranea Britannica.
2186:Mitchell & Smith 2006
2174:Mitchell & Smith 2005
2163:. Subterranea Britannica.
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1404:, Historical background.
1204:first Duke of Buckingham
1138:third Duke of Buckingham
901:, a distance of 21
436:Midland Junction Railway
343:Butcher's Level Crossing
2470:Simpson, Bill (1994) .
2413:Oppitz, Leslie (2000).
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876:Buckinghamshire Railway
502:Great Central Main Line
429:Stratford-upon-Avon and
2451:Simpson, Bill (2005).
2356:Leleux, Robin (1984).
1265:scheme as part of the
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1119:Fulwell & Westbury
1038:Union Pacific Railroad
545:Fulwell & Westbury
394:Cockley Brake Junction
208:Birmingham Moor Street
1542:, Passenger services.
1317:on 4 April, when the
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1231:London Midland Region
1010:Great Western Railway
981:diesel multiple units
948:, later known as the
265:Banbury Merton Street
1263:diesel multiple unit
1162:the railway grouping
915:West Coast Main Line
895:Metropolitan Railway
878:which connected the
822:Metropolitan Railway
589:Water Stratford Halt
158:Junction Branch Line
2150:, pp. 121–122.
1772:, pp. 146–147.
1352:A43 Brackley Bypass
1269:. Two experimental
1004:, with a branch to
874:constructed by the
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2546:Trains Illustrated
2538:Trains Illustrated
2525:Trains Illustrated
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2226: –
2211:"Disused Stations"
2161:"Disused Stations"
1327:British Grand Prix
1267:Modernisation Plan
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1117:in March 1878 and
300:Chiltern Main Line
200:Chiltern Main Line
65:Dates of operation
2561:Missing or empty
2540:. September 1956.
2481:978-1-899246-00-7
2462:978-1-899246-15-1
2443:978-1-85895-073-0
2424:978-1-85306-643-6
2386:978-1-904474-91-3
2367:978-0-946537-06-8
2348:978-1-84674-108-1
2329:978-0-85361-390-9
2275:978-1-85260-508-7
1731:, pp. 97–99.
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1938:Fotopic.net
1872:Oppitz 2000
1678:Leleux 1984
1465:Oppitz 2000
1414:Leleux 1984
1331:Silverstone
1319:Royal Train
1307:Midland Red
1271:olive green
1218:from 1852.
1192:Final years
1150:Stowe House
1042:Farthinghoe
883:market town
880:Oxfordshire
872:branch line
365:Farthinghoe
87:Track gauge
2578:Categories
2518:: 185–190.
2228:ITV Anglia
2188:, fig. 55.
2176:, fig. 99.
1374:References
1068:Operations
1050:Buckingham
1014:Birmingham
927:Buckingham
652:Buckingham
2292:11956311M
2266:Sparkford
1806:Butt 1995
1794:Butt 1995
1741:Butt 1995
1617:Butt 1995
1605:Butt 1995
1513:Butt 1995
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1212:Aylesbury
1174:Ironstone
1111:Stratford
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1103:Towcester
1054:Bletchley
998:Bletchley
935:Aylesbury
931:Cambridge
919:Bletchley
830:Aylesbury
788:Bletchley
81:Technical
76:Abandoned
73:Successor
51:Northants
2284:60251199
2097:1 August
2011:1 August
1985:1 August
1943:1 August
1286:Radclive
1180:via the
1046:Brackley
933:, or to
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464:Brackley
106: in
38:Overview
1301:Closure
1197:Decline
1178:Wroxton
1115:Padbury
1033:Banbury
1006:Banbury
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869:railway
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