Tiddington railway station explained

Tiddington
Status:Disused
Borough:Tiddington, South Oxfordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:51.7401°N -1.0638°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Wycombe Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1866
Events:Station opened
Events1:Station closed

Tiddington railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served the village of Tiddington, Oxfordshire.

On 24 October 1864 the Wycombe Railway opened an extension from Thame to Oxford.[1] [2] The line passed just south of Tiddington, although Tiddington was not provided at first with a station, the station being opened and appearing on timetables for the first time on 1 June 1866. The station building being constructed in timber with a small canopy over part of the platform. A signal box was provided in 1892 but was downgraded to a ground frame by 1907.

On 7 January 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford, closed all intermediate stations including Tiddington,[3] and dismantled the track between Thame and Morris Cowley.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oppitz, Leslie . Lost Railways of the Chilterns . 2000 . Countryside Books . Newbury . 1-85306-643-5 . 17 .
  2. Book: Mitchell . Victor E. . Smith . Keith . Branch Lines to Princes Risborough . April 2003 . Middleton Press . Midhurst . 1-904474-05-5 . Historical Background .
  3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 230 .