Station bridge, Uffington, Oxfordshire

Workmen standing on the tracks in front of the iron bridge on the Great Western Railway, with the station visible behind. In 1864 Uffington became a junction as the Faringdon Railway opened between there and the town of Faringdon. In 1886 the GWR took over the Faringdon Railway. In 1951 British Railways withdrew passenger services from the Faringdon Railway. In 1964 BR closed all passenger stations between Didcot and Swindon including Uffington. Uffington's station buildings were later demolished.

Location

Oxfordshire Oxford

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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station railway bridge transport people victorian (1837 - 1901)