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The 1830s

The first railway to enter Oxfordshire was the Great Western Railway. The GWR was incorporated on 31 August 1835 for a route from London to Bristol.^[1][2]

This was one of only four projects initiated by the Great Western for railways in Oxfordshire; but over the years, they absorbed many other companies in the area, several of which had yet to open their first stretch of line at the time of absorption by the GWR.

The 1840s

The Great Western Railway was opened from Reading to Steventon on 1 June 1840.^[3] The GWR was opened from Steventon to Faringdon Road on 20 July 1840.^[3] The GWR was opened from Faringdon Road to Hay Lane on 17 December 1840.^[3] The Oxford Railway was incorporated on 11 April 1843.^[4] The Oxford Railway was absorbed by the GWR on 10 May 1844.^[4] The GWR line from Didcot to Oxford (authorised as the Oxford Railway) was opened on 12 June 1844.^[4][5] The Oxford and Rugby Railway was incorporated on 4 August 1845.^[4] The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was incorporated on 4 August 1845.^[4] The Wycombe Railway was incorporated on 27 July 1846.^[6] The Oxford and Rugby was amalgamated with the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (incorporated 3 August 1846) prior to opening.^[4] or the Oxford and Rugby Railway was absorbed by the GWR in 1846.^[7] The Buckinghamshire Railway was incorporated on 22 July 1847. This was an amalgamation of the Buckingham and Brackley Railway with the Oxford and Bletchley Railway (both of which were incorporated in 1846); the new act also gave powers for an extension from Brackley to Banbury.^[8][9] On 31 August 1848, the GWR absorbed the Birmingham and Oxford Junction (and also the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley, which was also incorporated on 3 August 1846).^[10]

The 1850s

The Buckinghamshire Railway was opened from Bletchley to Banbury on 30 March 1850, and was worked by the London & North Western Railway.^[8] or opened for passengers on 1 May 1850 and to goods on 15 May 1850.^[9] The GWR line from Oxford to Banbury was opened on 2 September 1850.^[10][7]

The Buckinghamshire Railway was opened from Verney Junction to Oxford on 20 May 1851.^[8] or opened from Verney Junction to Islip on 1 October 1850.^[9] opened from Islip to Banbury Road on 2 December 1850.^[9]

The Buckinghamshire Railway was opened from Banbury Road to Oxford on 20 May 1851.^[11]

The GWR line from Banbury to Birmingham was opened on 1 October 1852.^[10][12]

The section of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway from Evesham to Oxford was opened on 1 July 1854.^[4] or 4 June 1853.^[13] The Chipping Norton Railway was incorporated on 31 July 1854.^[14][15] The GWR line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton opened on 14 November 1854.^[10]

The Chipping Norton Railway was opened for goods on 1 June 1855.^[14] The Abingdon Railway was incorporated on 15 June 1855 for a route from Abingdon Junction to Abingdon.^[16] The Chipping Norton Railway was opened for passengers on 10 August 1855.^[14][15]

The Abingdon Railway was opened on 2 June 1856.^[16]

The Witney Railway was incorporated on 1 August 1859.^[17] The Chipping Norton Railway was purchased by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway by Act of 8 August 1859.^[15]

The 1860s

The Abingdon Railway was worked by the GWR from 19 April 1860.^[16] The Bourton-on-the-Water Railway was incorporated on 14 June 1860.^[10] The Faringdon Railway was incorporated on 13 August 1860.^[18] The Witney Railway was opened on 14 November 1861.^[17] The Bourton-on-the-Water Railway was opened on 1 March 1862; it was worked by the WMR.^[10] The East Gloucestershire Railway was incorporated on 7 July 1862.^[19] The Chipping Norton Railway was absorbed by the GWR in 1863.^[14] The Faringdon Railway was opened on 1 June 1864.^[18] The East and West Junction Railway was incorporated on 23 June 1864.^[20] The Wallingford and Watlington Railway was incorporated on 25 July 1864.^[21] The Wallingford and Watlington Railway was opened on 2 July 1866, and was worked by the Great Western Railway.^[21] The Watlington and Prince Risborough Railway was incorporated on 26 July 1869.^[22]

The 1870s

The Abingdon Railway was converted to standard gauge in 1872.^[16] The Watlington and Prince Risborough Railway was opened on 15 August 1872.^[22] The East Gloucestershire Railway was opened from Witney Junction to Fairford on 15 January 1873; it was worked by the GWR.^[19] The East and West Junction Railway was opened on 1 July 1873.^[20] The Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway was incorporated on 21 July 1873 for a route from King's Sutton to Chipping Norton, and another from Bourton-on-the-Water to Cheltenham.^[23] The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was incorporated on 5 August 1873.^[19] The Bourton-on-the-Water Railway was absorbed by the GWR on 1 February 1874.^[10]

The 1880s

The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was opened from Didcot to Newbury on 13 April 1882.^[19] The Faringdon Railway was absorbed by the GWR 25 June 1886.^[18] The Woodstock Railway was incorporated on 25 September 1886.^[24] The Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway was opened from Chipping Norton to King's Sutton on 6 April 1887; it was worked by the GWR.^[23]

The 1890s

The Woodstock Railway was opened on 19 May 1890, andd was worked by the GWR.^[24] The East Gloucestershire Railway was absorbed by the GWR on 1 September 1890.^[19] The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's London extension was authorised on 28 March 1893.^[25] The Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway was absorbed by the GWR on 1 July 1897.^[23] The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway became the Great Central Railway on 1 August 1897.^[25] The Great Central Railway's London extension was opened on 26 July 1898 for coal traffic only. On 15 March 1899, passenger services started; and goods services began on 11 April 1899.^[25] The Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee was formed on 1 August 1899.^[26]

The 1900s

The Abingdon Railway was absorbed by the GWR on 15 August 1904.^[16]

The 1920s

The GWR retained its name at the Grouping,^[1] and absorbed the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway.^[19]

The GWR, LMS and LNER were amalgamated with other companies into the newly-formed British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The Oxford and Rugby Railway was opened on to Banbury 2 Sep 1850.^[4] The Oxford and Rugby Railway amalg with Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway prior to then.^[4] The Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway to GWR 14 May 1846.^[4]

The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway amalgamated with the Worcester and Hereford Railway and the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1 Jan 1860 as the West Midland Railway.^[4] The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Amalg with W&HR and NA&HR 14 Jun 1860 as WMR.^[27] or amalg. 16 June 1860.^[28] The West Midland Railway leased to gwr 30 may 1861.^[27] The West Midland Railway abs by gwr 1 aug 1863.^[27][28]

The Wallingford and Watlington Railway abs 25 Jul 1872.^[21] The Watlington and Prince Risborough Railway abs 1 jul 1883.^[22] The Witney Railway abs by gwr 4 aug 1890.^[17] The Woodstock Railway abs 6 aug 1897.^[24] The Wycombe Railway was opened from Wyc-thame 1 aug 1862, wkd gwr.^[6] The Wycombe Railway was opened from thame-ox 24 oct 1864.^[6] The Wycombe Railway abs 31 jan 1867.^[6]

The East and West Junction Railway amalg w/others to forw s&mjr 1 aug 1908.^[20] SMJR formed 1 jan 1909.^[29]

The Buckinghamshire Railway was leased to the LNWR either on 1 jul 1851.^[8] or in 1847.^[9] The Buckinghamshire Railway was absorbed by the LNWR in 1879, by Act of 21 July 1879.^[8][9]

wantage tmy auth 1873 opd gds 1 oct 1875 pass 10 oct pass ceased 1 aug 1925 gds 19 dec 1945.^[30]