Station bridge, Uffington, Oxfordshire

Photograph taken 1860 - 1914 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: cc97/02496

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.

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Oxfordshire Oxford

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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Several steam trains standing at the station platforms, with the Victorian station buildings in the background.Slough Station booking hall, booking office and travel centre were built in 1882. The Great Western Railway from London to Bristol was built in the 1830s and the first Slough Station opened in 1840. The present station is the fifth one and was built when the number of lines was increased.

Station bridge, Uffington, Oxfordshire

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