Talk:Oxford Road Halt railway station

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Copied from Water Eaton Parkway:

I've tweaked the coords to match the gridref location. Two other points which I noticed - has it really been decided that the station will have two platforms? Also, if I'm right in thinking that the Buckinghamshire Junction Railway curved off slightly to the north of the site, would Oxford Road Halt have had through services to Yarnton? Lamberhurst (talk) 07:30, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding platforms - unless the line is doubled as part of the Bicester curve plan, I suggest that W.E.P. will have just one platform. --Redrose64 (talk) 11:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the junction - I've expanded Oxford Road Halt railway station, which should help. It has been said^[where?]^[who?] that Mitchell & Smith may not be 100% reliable, but I do find them better than Simpson; and they do provide a reproduction of a 1914 map in "Oxford to Bletchley", fig. VI and a 1936 map as fig. VII in the same book - this should clear up the matter. They show that the junction mentioned above - named Oxford Road Junction on the maps - was immediately to the south-west of Oxford Road Crossing, which was itself immediately to the south-west of Oxford Road Halt. The point of divergence was still further south-west. Similar, but later, maps are also in "Oxford to Moreton-in-Marsh", fig. V (1922) and in "Didcot to Banbury", fig. XIII (1947), but these are cropped close to the point in question. I believe that a direct service between Oxford Road Halt and Yarnton was feasible, but cannot find any evidence for one: any doubt ought to be discussed at Talk:Oxford Road Halt railway station. --Redrose64 (talk) 11:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A relevant copy of Bradbury would be useful; no doubt Bill Simpson would know. Interestingly, the photo added to this page seems to match up with an older image featuring on p. 47 of the first volume of Simpson's Oxford/Cambridge work. It shows a grain silo (which still appears to be extant) together with the "hut of an old LNWR weighing machine office" which stood on the gravel area adjacent to the track. Also in the vicinity were the offices of Amey served by a siding. Would be interesting to know whether the crossing keeper's house at Water Eaton Crossing just to the north still exists. Lamberhurst (talk) 21:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with Bradbury; what is the title of the book you have in mind? --Redrose64 (talk) 21:36, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I meant Bradshaw! I'm going to copy the Oxford Rd Halt discussion to that page as I'm still trying to get to the bottom of exactly where it was sited. Lamberhurst (talk) 07:38, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]