Talk:Marlow branch line

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To the chap who uploaded the image of Bourne End railway station buffers: Bourne End is not in Berkshire? Maramotus 21:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Also to the above (this is not Maramotus btw) The Marlow Donkey is not the name for the line. The Marlow Donkey was the nickname to the original shunter that ran on the line when the trainline took a different route. There used to be a pub right opposite the current station called The Marlow Donkey which was full of pictures and artifacts in my day. http://www.mymarlow.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/marlow_donkey.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.14.103 (talk) 04:50, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

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Was Marlow-Bourne End section ever Broad Gauge?
Looking at the Broad Gauge Society route map (which doesn't actually show the Marlow Branch!), the High Wycombe branch was built as Broad Gauge, and by 1870 it is shown as 'former broad gauge'. This suggests that the Marlow Branch might have been built as Standard Gauge from the outset. (It's not unreasonable to think that the Bourne End - Marlow section was never broad gauge, as the conversion to standard was well under way by that point.)

It would be interesting to know if the gauge conversion of the High Wycombe line was accelerated by the plans for the Marlow branch.

This question is partly prompted by the description box showing the 'old gauge', which kind of implies the whole route, so it would be useful to add a note in the history section.

EdJogg (talk) 13:51, 6 January 2023 (UTC) -- (Please alert me via my talk page, as I don't often visit WP these days. (Too addictive!))
 * The Great Marlow Railway (Bourne End - Marlow) was opened on 28 June 1873. Consider that the Wycombe Railway, which included the line between Maidenhead and High Wycombe, was converted from broad gauge to standard gauge during the week of 23 August - 1 September 1870. Whilst the Maidenhead-Bourne End section was originally broad gauge, it is highly unlikely that the Bourne End - Marlow section was ever intended to be anything other than standard gauge. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 15:34, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * @Redrose64: Thank you. I couldn't be certain of the dates, hence my question. As we have a reference for the gauge conversion in the Wycombe Railway article, this can be copied here to resolve my question for others' benefit!
 * EdJogg (talk) 00:51, 20 April 2023 (UTC)