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'''Alvescot railway station''' was a [[railway station]] between the [[Oxfordshire]] villages of [[Alvescot]] and [[Black Bourton]]. It was on the [[East Gloucestershire Railway]] that linked |
'''Alvescot railway station''' was a [[railway station]] between the [[Oxfordshire]] villages of [[Alvescot]] and [[Black Bourton]]. It was on the [[East Gloucestershire Railway]] that linked [[Witney railway station|Witney]] and [[Fairford railway station|Fairford]].{{Sfn|Conolly|1976|loc=p. 10, section E5}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The station was built for the East Gloucestershire Railway, but the station and all trains serving it were operated from the beginning by the [[Great Western Railway]]; it opened on 15 January 1873.{{ |
The station was built for the East Gloucestershire Railway, but the station and all trains serving it were operated from the beginning by the [[Great Western Railway]]; it opened on 15 January 1873.{{Sfn|Butt|1995|p=16}} Under [[Transport Act 1947|nationalisation in 1948]] the station passed to the [[Western Region of British Railways]]. On 18 June 1962 [[British Rail]]ways closed Alvescot station and the East Gloucestershire Railway.{{Sfn|Butt|1995|p=16}} |
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==The site today== |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book |last=Conolly |first=W. Philip |title=British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer |edition=5th |date=1976 |month=January |publisher=[[Ian Allan]] |location=Shepperton |isbn=0 7110 0320 3 |id=EX/0176 |ref=harv }} |
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* {{Cite book | author=Leigh, Chris| authorlink= | coauthors= | title=GWR Country Stations | date=1981 | publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] | location=[[Shepperton]] | isbn=0-7110- 1108-7 | page=}} |
* {{Cite book | author=Leigh, Chris| authorlink= | coauthors= | title=GWR Country Stations | date=1981 | publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] | location=[[Shepperton]] | isbn=0-7110- 1108-7 | page=}} |
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Revision as of 04:51, 17 April 2010
Alvescot | |
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General information | |
Location | Oxfordshire |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | East Gloucestershire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
15 January 1873 | Station opens |
18 June 1962 | Station closes |
Alvescot railway station was a railway station between the Oxfordshire villages of Alvescot and Black Bourton. It was on the East Gloucestershire Railway that linked Witney and Fairford.[1]
History
The station was built for the East Gloucestershire Railway, but the station and all trains serving it were operated from the beginning by the Great Western Railway; it opened on 15 January 1873.[2] Under nationalisation in 1948 the station passed to the Western Region of British Railways. On 18 June 1962 British Railways closed Alvescot station and the East Gloucestershire Railway.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Carterton | Great Western Railway East Gloucestershire Railway |
Kelmscott and Langford |
The site today
The coal yard is still open, now supplied by road. All the station buildings have been demolished and the remainder of the site is a light industrial area.
Notes
- ^ Conolly 1976, p. 10, section E5.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 16.
Bibliography
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Conolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0320 3. EX/0176.
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- Leigh, Chris (1981). GWR Country Stations. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110- 1108-7.
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External links
- Pictures of the station [1]
- Station on navigable O.S. map