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Oxford to B. Town should be a terminus not going to radley, i want to edit it but dont know how 82.24.175.199 16:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have made the update Mark999 18:52, 22 November 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark999 (talk • contribs)

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I'm confused because on the cotswold line page it says: The Cotswold Line is an 86.5 mile long railway line running from Oxford to Worcester, so how can this have stations either side of Oxford? --129.67.19.252 (talk) 23:13, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Further expansion

I believe some of information under 'Further expansion' has been overtaken by the recent proposal jointly by Oxford City, Oxfordshire and Network Rail for a redeveloped Oxford station. This in turn may die through lack of funding. So should the previous proposal, involving a new platform south of Botley Road, go into 'history' or just be deleted?

Second question: there has been discussion about reopening the Cowley branch for passenger service - with a service to Oxford station. Should this be mentioned under 'Further expansion'? New services' or ??? Cantab72 (talk) 18:02, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't really matter where it goes, so long as reliable sources are provided, in line with WP:V and WP:CRYSTAL. --Redrose64 (talk) 10:56, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

re change to double tracking: the working railway only runs to Oxford Parkway so far. The section to the north and south of Wolvercot Tunnel is affected by the noise abatement issues which have to be agreed with Oxford City Council, I believe. The date of 2019 for East West Rail is optimistic given Network Rail's latest CP5 proposals but changing this should wait until there is a clearer statement from Network Rail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cantab72 (talk • contribs) 18:51, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

History

Under the section 'History' there is a comment 'citation needed' after the reference to three closed railway lines which brought passengers to Oxford. As all three of these have Wikipedia articles of their own, I am unclear why the 'citation needed' has been added. Is it being suggested that it is uncertain that passengers from these railways might have got off at Oxford? Cantab72 (talk) 18:12, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think that it refers to the third of the three - did Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line services run all the way into Oxford, or did they shuttle between Woodstock and Kidlington, rather like the Abingdon branch trains shuttled between Abingdon and Radley. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:28, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The line stopped a while ago but a book I bought recently 'Lost Railways of Oxfordshire' includes a section on the Woodstock branch and mentions trains going to Oxford and a photograph of a train 'with autocoach' going from Woodstock to Oxford. The book references another book by Richard Lingard 'The Woodstock Branch'. I'll see if I can find this in Oxford Library. Cantab72 (talk) 15:48, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is clear from Richard Lingard's book ^[1] that up to 1938, most services ran through to Oxford. Cantab72 (talk) 18:05, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Lingard, Richard (1973). The Woodstock Branch. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0 902888 23 4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Ealing Bdy

No mention of this route? Is it new, or temporary? In any case, it looked pretty real earlier ;) _Muffled ^Pocketed 17:44, 19 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Looked pretty real where? --Redrose64 (talk) 22:26, 19 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64 and @OXF: _Muffled ^Pocketed 07:11, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Lingard, Richard (1973). The Woodstock Branch. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0 902888 23 4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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 No mention of this route? Is it new, or temporary? In any case,  it looked pretty real earlier ;) [[User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<sub>'''<font color="green">Muffled<font color="green"></font></font>'''</sub>]] <sup>'''''[[User talk:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<font color="red">Pocketed</font>]]'''''</sup> 17:44, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 :{{replyto|Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi}} Looked pretty real where? --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 22:26, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
-::{{reply|Redrose64|OXF}} [[User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<sub>'''<font color="green">Muffled<font color="green"></font></font>'''</sub>]] <sup>'''''[[User talk:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<font color="red">Pocketed</font>]]'''''</sup> 07:11, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
+::{{reply|Redrose64|@OXF}} [[User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<sub>'''<font color="green">Muffled<font color="green"></font></font>'''</sub>]] <sup>'''''[[User talk:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<font color="red">Pocketed</font>]]'''''</sup> 07:11, 20 October 2016 (UTC)