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Birmingham And Oxford Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![Freight passing Tyseley.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7049.jpg "Tyseley")
![Oxford station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7065.jpg "Oxford")
![A bit of a squeeze: condensed Gill Sans lettering is used to fit in the name on this Western Region brown and cream totem. This was the longest name squeezed into one line; many shorter ones used two, though this made the lettering on one or both lines smaller. By today's standards they would be pretty hard to read even with good eyesight. Think what they were like at night, illuminated only by a gas lamp.<br><br>[David Panton //]](/images/32000/32580.jpg "Acocks Green and South Yardley")
![Bulleid <I>West Country</I> Pacific no 34102 <I>Lapford</I> on shed at Oxford on 29 June 1959.<br><br>[Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 29/06/1959]](/images/28000/28140.jpg "Oxford")
![Collett 0-4-2T no 1455 in store alongside Banbury shed in the summer of 1962. The locomotive was eventually cut up at Swindon Works approximately 2 years later. <br><br>[K A Gray 15/08/1962]](/images/31000/31970.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![Ex-GWR 2-6-2T no 4149 photographed in the shed yard at 84C Banbury on 15 August 1962. Withdrawal came approximately 6 months later.<br><br>[K A Gray 15/08/1962]](/images/37000/37430.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![Scene in the shed yard at Banbury in the summer of 1962. The locomotive is Hall class 4-6-0 no 4933 <I>'Himley Hall'</I>.<br><br>[K A Gray 15/08/1962]](/images/37000/37797.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![GWR Hall class 4-6-0 no 5912 <I>'Queen's Hall'</I> at Banbury shed in the summer of 1962. The locomotive was withdrawn from here at the end of that year.<br><br>[K A Gray 15/08/1962]](/images/39000/39275.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![GWR Castle class 4-6-0 no 5026 <I>Criccieth Castle</I> races past Banbury shed in the summer of 1962 with a down express.<br><br>[K A Gray 15/08/1962]](/images/43000/43702.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![Ex-GWR Churchward 2-8-0 no 2888 on shed at Banbury in the summer of 1962.<br><br>[K A Gray 15/08/1962]](/images/53000/53971.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![6904 <I>Charfield Hall</I> brings a train for Bournemouth into Oxford in August 1964 under a gantry of lower quadrant signals.<br><br>[John Robin 27/08/1964]](/images/28000/28211.jpg "Oxford")
![Ex-GWR Hall 4-6-0 no 5927 <I>Guild Hall</I> seen during its last operational days at Banbury on a a misty 22 October 1964. The locomotive was officially withdrawn by BR at the end of that month and cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge, the following January. <br><br>[K A Gray 22/10/1964]](/images/36000/36436.jpg "Banbury Shed")
![An old box camera photograph taken at Banbury in July 1965 showing a Brush Type 4 locomotive with the northbound <I>Pines Express</I> on its journey from Bournemouth to Manchester.<br><br>[Colin Miller /07/1965]](/images/43000/43383.jpg "Banbury")
![47252 pauses at Banbury at 09:45 on 9th June 1974. The 1V73 reporting number is a puzzle as the train is almost certainly the 08:20-ish departure from Paddington to Birmingham New Street, firmly in LMR territory. The only possibility I can think of is that the train was extended to Worcester at this date but this was certainly not the case in 1972-73, the nearest timetable in my possession.<br><br>[Bill Jamieson 09/06/1974]](/images/46000/46175.jpg "Banbury")
![A Type 2 has just passed Banbury South signal box with a down freight in March 1979 and is about to run through Banbury station on the relief line. [See image 28866]<br>
<br><br>[John Furnevel 10/03/1979]](/images/28000/28867.jpg "Banbury")
![A DMU at Banbury on a misty March morning in 1979 waiting to depart north with a stopping service to Birmingham.<br><br>[John Furnevel 10/03/1979]](/images/54000/54461.jpg "Banbury")
![A class 50 brings a Paddington - Hereford service into Solihull in April 1980.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore /04/1980]](/images/19000/19012.jpg "Solihull")
![Boarding a Birmingham - Leamington Spa service at Hatton in December 1980.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore /12/1980]](/images/21000/21661.jpg "Hatton")
![Banbury North signal box from a passing train in 1986. The box was to survive for a further 30 years.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1986]](/images/59000/59659.jpg "Banbury")
![Banbury South signal box from a passing train in 1986.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1986]](/images/59000/59661.jpg "Banbury")
![Aynho Junction Signal Box, viewed from the south. Decommissioned in 1992.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1986]](/images/61000/61996.jpg "Aynho Junction")
![Ayhno Station, closed on 2 November 1964. Viewed from the north. The building still stands.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1986]](/images/62000/62047.jpg "Aynho")
![View from a passing train of the closed, but immaculately maintained Abingdon branch, diverging away from the main line south of Oxford. Closed to passengers in 1963 it carried car traffic (MGBs and MG Midgets) until 1984. View from the north.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1986]](/images/62000/62074.jpg "Abingdon Junction")
![71000 <I>Duke of Gloucester</I> northbound at Kings Sutton on 7 April 1990, one of its first mainline trips following restoration.<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 07/04/1990]](/images/27000/27083.jpg "Kings Sutton")
![Class 47 no 47234 brings up the rear of a convoy of five of the class, in five different liveries, heading north through Oxford in September 1991.<br>
<br><br>[John McIntyre /09/1991]](/images/32000/32297.jpg "Oxford")
![Now what's the term, Bicycle Park? One or two bikes outside Oxford station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 22/02/2002]](/images/22000/22145.jpg "Oxford")
![Carriage Sidings to the west of Tyseley station looking north in 2003. The station is to the right and locomotive works museum off to the left.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 27/02/2003]](/images/53000/53135.jpg "Tyseley")
![66560 passes through southbound light engine. <br><br>[Michael Gibb 21/12/2006]](/images/12000/12769.jpg "Oxford")
![66529 awaits to depart south with a welded rail train<br><br>[Michael Gibb 21/12/2006]](/images/12000/12770.jpg "Oxford")
![Cross country service to Glasgow Central at Banbury on 21 March 2008.<br><br>[Brad Payne 21/03/2008]](/images/18000/18407.jpg "Banbury")
![A busy cross country service to Glasgow Central calls at Banbury on 21 March 2008.<br><br>[Brad Payne 21/03/2008]](/images/18000/18417.jpg "Banbury")
![Sometimes known as Aynho for Deddington this station opened in 1910 on the Oxford to Banbury line and closed in 1964 but is still in use as a private residence alongside the main line. A short distance along the road from here was Aynho Park Platform, on the Princes Risborough line, although no trace of that station remains. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 18/06/2009]](/images/24000/24550.jpg "Aynho")
![Aynho station, closed in 1964, still stands alongside the Oxford to Banbury line. This is the view north from the overbridge and, in the distance, the flyover at Aynho Junction can be seen where the down Princes Risborough direct line is carried over the bridge to join the line in the foreground. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 18/06/2009]](/images/24000/24551.jpg "Aynho")
![A CrossCountry Voyager bound for Reading passes through Warwick on 15th February 2010<br><br>[Michael Gibb 15/02/2010]](/images/27000/27712.jpg "Warwick")
![Looking south from the platforms of Banbury station on 8th May 2010. <br><br>[Michael Gibb 08/05/2010]](/images/28000/28866.jpg "Banbury")
![A down Chiltern Trains unit heads North from Banbury past the pleasant Oxfordshire village of Cropredy in March 2012. The village station closed in 1956, but the radio mast on the right gives an up-to-date touch.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 28/03/2012]](/images/38000/38350.jpg "Cropredy")
![A southbound Class 172 two coach Turbostar approaches Banbury on 2nd March 2013 with a Chiltern Railways service. On the left is the Lafarge Aggregates coating plant.<br><br>[Mark Dufton 02/03/2013]](/images/42000/42677.jpg "Banbury")
![Just for once, Chiltern's Premier Train didn't have a silver locomotive to match the stock. 67017 <I>Arrow</I> leans into the curve with the 1351 London Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street [see image 40968]. Notice the three-storey car park, just opened to the left - this station, opened in 2000, has become very popular.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 02/07/2013]](/images/43000/43663.jpg "Warwick Parkway")
![Contrasting styles at Warwick Parkway: the suits in the background pay close attention to the 15.16 to Marylebone; while the more casually dressed passengers in the foreground are so busy chatting that they might just miss it.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 02/07/2013]](/images/43000/43681.jpg "Warwick Parkway")
![The businessmen on the up platform are obviously not superstitious, as they seem to be enjoying the sight of 66613 heading West through Warwick Parkway towards Birmingham with ballast hoppers on 2nd July.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 02/07/2013]](/images/43000/43758.jpg "Warwick Parkway")
![With 67014 providing the <I>push power</I> a Chiltern Railways service makes the last stop on a Birmingham to London service on 6 March 2014. DVT 82301 was on the front. The new multi-storey station car park is under construction on the left.<br><br>[John McIntyre 06/03/2014]](/images/46000/46619.jpg "Banbury")
![Chiltern Railways 168214 arrives at Banbury on 6 March 2014 with the 14.05 London Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street. Banbury South signal box is on the right framed by a pair of 21st Century semaphore signals.<br>
<br><br>[John McIntyre 06/03/2014]](/images/46000/46692.jpg "Banbury")
![The 11.46 Southampton Central - Newcastle Central CrossCountry Voyager heads north from Banbury on 6 March 2014. Banbury North signal box stands on the left.<br><br>[John McIntyre 06/03/2014]](/images/46000/46737.jpg "Banbury")
![A surprising number of passengers changed at Leamington Spa from the fast service on the left (the loco-hauled Premier service to London) to the unit on the right, heading for Stratford-on-Avon. View towards Birmingham early on a Saturday morning in April 2014.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 26/04/2014]](/images/48000/48556.jpg "Leamington Spa")
![The 06.33 Birmingham New Street - Southampton Central CrossCountry Voyager breezes into the platform at Banbury during an overcast morning on 6th August 2014. The headlight visible under the bridge is on a DVT on a loco-hauled set. [see image 41185]<br><br>[Ken Strachan 06/08/2014]](/images/48000/48429.jpg "Banbury")
![Solihull station forecourt looking lively on 31st October [see image 19012]<br><br>[Ken Strachan 31/10/2015]](/images/53000/53126.jpg "Solihull")
![A First Great Western Marylebone to Swansea HST service [see image 53774] about to reverse at Banbury on 28 December 2015. Notice the track rationalization in progress to the right.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 28/12/2015]](/images/53000/53793.jpg "Banbury")
![I told you there'd be a big frieze this winter. Nigel Fletcher's 2001 work enlivens a big empty wall in the booking office, and presumably shows the original broad gauge Banbury station. Pity they couldn't do something to disguise the extractor fan.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 28/12/2015]](/images/53000/53859.jpg "Banbury")
![A CrossCountry Voyager heading for the South Coast at Banbury on 28th December 2015. This could be the closest modern equivalent to former S&D holiday trains such as <I>The Pines Express</I>.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 28/12/2015]](/images/54000/54215.jpg "Banbury")
![A fleeting meeting at Banbury on 28 December 2015. The Voyager will travel to Southampton via Oxford and Reading; while the Clubman will go to London Marylebone along the GW/GC route. The bright brake discs make the Voyager wheels look especially small.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 28/12/2015]](/images/54000/54254.jpg "Banbury")
![66517 passing northbound through Banbury.<br><br>[Peter Todd 24/03/2016]](/images/54000/54684.jpg "Banbury")
![68.009 leads Chiltern Mainline service 1K45 from Marylebone to Kidderminster through Warwick on 13 May. DVT 82.309 brought up the rear. [See image 41185] for the other end, in both senses.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 13/05/2016]](/images/55000/55205.jpg "Warwick")
![The back entrance to Warwick station - clearly proof against Dalek invasions. Seen here on 13 May 2016. [Ref query 47706] <br><br>[Ken Strachan 13/05/2016]](/images/55000/55232.jpg "Warwick")
![What now guv'n'r - back to the factory? Imagined conversation between secondman Carter and driver Regan on train 408R from Southampton Eastern Docks to Castle Bromwich Jaguar terminal with empty car carriers [see also image 41974]<br><br>[Ken Strachan 13/05/2016]](/images/55000/55430.jpg "Warwick")
![That's another load off my mind. The guard of a train heading for Marylebone checks for straggling passengers before departure. The more luxurious train on the other platform - notice the alternative livery - is heading for Birmingham.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 13/05/2016]](/images/55000/55613.jpg "Warwick")
![The latest Freightliner livery doesn't seem to suit 66's as well as 70's - which, let's face it, need all the cosmetic assistance they can get. [see image 55154] The train seen here passing through Warwick on 13 May 2016 is 443R, from Leeds FLT to Southampton FLT.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 13/05/2016]](/images/56000/56204.jpg "Warwick")
![Not long left. Scene inside Banbury North signal box on 1 October 2016, with 2 days before it will be dismantled with parts going to locations around the UK for spares, museum displays, or putting back into use in other signal boxes. [See image 46737]<br><br>[Brad Payne 01/10/2016]](/images/56000/56670.jpg "Banbury")
