infrastructure known metropolitan railway mile rail line england privately built 3rd duke buckingham horse line transport goods lands national railway network lobbying residents nearby town led line extension conversion passenger use early locomotives bought line designed built horses mind services slow trains travelled average speed miles hour duke buckingham announced plans upgrade route main line railway standards extend line oxford creating route oxford built line shortest route oxford time despite backing wealthy investors costly proposed duke unable raise sufficient funds cheaper scheme proposed line built lower standard wind hills avoid anticipation line named existing line upgraded extension oxford built instead operation taken london metropolitan railway north western termini line rebuilt second time advanced locomotives introduced allowing trains run faster metropolitan railway taken public ownership metropolitan line result london underground management aimed concentrate electrification improvement passenger services london saw little possibility routes viable passenger routes services withdrawn line closed infrastructure route dismantled sold shortly little trace remains junction station road stations line opened stations crude earth banks inches high held place wooden preparation oxford extension stations provided buildings containing booking office waiting rooms toilets station equipped small waiting room shelf church siding station included rebuilding ceased listed time road road originally consisted separate stations buckingham railway physical link lines station referred road metropolitan railway station building west east line freeing space junction lines built section station serving line remained open passengers march goods traffic july formed preserve station station wartime emergency food depots sections siding preserved demonstration line original oxford terminus railway station dismantled alongside existing station buildings road connected railway network occasional special passenger services freight trains continue pass station longer scheduled passenger service known road siding time line opening renamed line converted passenger use heavily construction baron estate 1870s 1880s station little shipping milk nearby farms london sited away nearby towns villages far frequently served road stations easy walking distance station saw little passenger use year private operation road station saw passengers passenger receipts entire year renamed road station buckingham railway road renamed known early years cottages staff built station removed trains continued stop request small village population passenger usage low station saw passengers passenger receipts station building remains place garden station house private residence carries exact replica original station sign aside road station buildings significant structures associated survived focal point line site forge stables horses population time line opening served smaller populated area loading place goods branch handled majority goods traffic cent milk traffic carried loaded station situated sharp curve extension oxford built needed accommodate longer faster trains highest passenger numbers line junction station road station saw passenger journeys earning total passenger receipts station taken london remained open albeit little served trains day direction december line abandoned buildings station subsequently demolished small building housed forge left derelict church siding church siding immediately west treated station early years listed redeveloped following conversion locomotive platform remained earth bank buildings trains heading road line pause entrance siding wagons intended siding detached hauled siding rope ceased listed september evidence passenger trains ceased scheduled stops date freight trains recorded stopping load goods late church siding scene fatal accident march wood siding wood siding initially facilities passengers platform low platform small iron waiting room built passengers passenger platform short siding led raised wooden platform alongside line served stop siding loading platform milk station staffed single porter responsible opening gates nearby level crossing loading unloading freight mainly milk small provided use original locomotive slow noisy heard porter long arrival later locomotives quicker ladder installed large oak porter watch oncoming trains wood siding station siding rebuilt expense stand wide bridge new wood siding removed trains continued stop request wood siding station demolished shortly closure bridge carried station remain intact porter survives nearby garden shed valuable shipment point dairy farms markets london day deliver milk station train morning small coal traffic station coal dealer received coal wagons month addition station held beer supplied cottages station staff built near station cottage built possibly serve office station relatively little passengers wood siding saw passenger journeys raised passenger receipts closure buildings associated railway station demolished exception station cottages station site open fields locomotives locomotives operated line single cylinder geared steam locomotives traction engine type built porter works numbers drove inch turn drove chains attached wheels delivered numbered following rebuilt line operate railway locomotives failed meet minimum speed requirements railway operations sold september found faulty boiler source developed closure 1950s restored transferred january displayed march transferred displayed railway centre road locomotives manufactured buckingham works number built works number built unusual having reversed inside cylinders drove axle single numbering scheme products locomotives works numbers fact locomotives company buckingham hired owned returned february sold manning locomotives use works number built works number built bought second hand originally named later renamed identical having covered cab bought new afford price owned directly earl rented works number built bought february replace inside cylinders sold locomotives sold locomotives replaced class tank engines numbered class locomotives unsatisfactory sold entire stock class engines place taken metropolitan railway class locomotives numbered built respectively class locomotives alternate service operating route week scrapped continued preserved carriages wagons details carriages wagons early years uncertain company operated fleet wheeled goods wagons inch inch high sides wagons fitted dumb consequence comply standards lines necessary run traffic buckingham railway road appropriate wagons trucks hired london known passenger carriage owned march passenger carriage seated passengers designed horse fitted allowing trains recorded repaired company owned passenger carriage divided class compartment second class compartment compartment new passenger carriages passengers bought programme improvements anticipation extension oxford october loaned wheeled seat passenger carriage following takeover goods services operated fleet wheeled carriages built cattle wagons added line stock 1920s
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