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Shrivenham railway station

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On 10 May 1848 six passengers were killed and 13 injured at Shrivenham when two porters pushed a horse-box and cattle van onto the main line to free a waggon turntable. The Exeter express struck them; the locomotive was undamaged but the side of the leading coach was torn out killing six passengers
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No. 2802. Two people (the male driver and a female passenger) were killed and 10 injured.
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withdrew passenger services from Shrivenham and all other intermediate stations between
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The main station building was built in 1840. It was very small, faced with flint, had
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mile (1.2 km) south of the village, on the west side of the
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windows and a roof that projected in the form of a canopy.
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On 15 January 1936 an express from Penzance, hauled by
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Shrivenham
District of Vale of White Horse
Grid reference
SU237875
Great Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Great Western Main Line
Shrivenham
Berkshire
B4000 Station Road
Wilts & Berks Canal
Swindon
Tudor style
GWR 6000 Class
4-6-0
GWR 2800 Class
2-8-0
British Railways
Didcot
Swindon

Railway Clearing House
Historical railways
Uffington
British Rail
Western Region

Great Western Main Line
Stratton Park Halt

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