The line was opened in 1864, between Faringdon and the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Uffington, with construction funded by a consortium of local businessmen called the Faringdon Railway Company, which was bought outright by the GWR in 1886.[1]
The line was inspected on 13 April 1864 by Capt. F. H. RichR.E., who found numerous faults that prevented the line's opening, including weak bridges. Rich re-inspected the line on 13 May and passed the line for opening, which was done on 1 June 1864.[2]
Passenger traffic peaked in 1913, but later declined to such an extent that the passenger service was withdrawn in 1951. Freight traffic continued to use the line until the Beeching cuts of 1964.
Reopening proposaledit
Faringdon Town Council proposed in 2005 to reopen the line,[3] but it remains closed.
^Vaughan, Adrian (27 August 2013). The Faringdon Branch and Uffington Station. Amberley Publishing. ISBN9781445624181. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^"Faringdon Advanced Broadgauge Railway". 18 October 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
External linksedit
January 01, 1970
faringdon, branch, vtefaringdonbranch, legend, faringdon, uffington, great, western, main, line, bristol, london, mile, long, branch, line, from, uffington, station, faringdon, vale, white, horse, oxfordshire, contents, history, opening, gauge, conversion, dec. vteFaringdonBranch Legend Faringdon Uffington Great Western Main Line to Bristol to London The Faringdon branch was a 3 1 2 mile long branch line from Uffington Station to Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire Contents 1 History 1 1 Opening 1 2 Gauge conversion 1 3 Decline and closure 2 Reopening proposal 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOpening edit The line was opened in 1864 between Faringdon and the Great Western Railway GWR at Uffington with construction funded by a consortium of local businessmen called the Faringdon Railway Company which was bought outright by the GWR in 1886 1 The line was inspected on 13 April 1864 by Capt F H Rich R E who found numerous faults that prevented the line s opening including weak bridges Rich re inspected the line on 13 May and passed the line for opening which was done on 1 June 1864 2 Gauge conversion edit Constructed as a broad gauge line it was converted to standard gauge in 1878 Decline and closure edit Passenger traffic peaked in 1913 but later declined to such an extent that the passenger service was withdrawn in 1951 Freight traffic continued to use the line until the Beeching cuts of 1964 Reopening proposal editFaringdon Town Council proposed in 2005 to reopen the line 3 but it remains closed References edit 1 Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Vaughan Adrian 27 August 2013 The Faringdon Branch and Uffington Station Amberley Publishing ISBN 9781445624181 Retrieved 2 February 2015 Faringdon Advanced Broadgauge Railway 18 October 2005 Retrieved 30 August 2013 External links editA brief history of the line with pictures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Faringdon branch amp oldid 993491003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
