Quainton Road railway station at Quainton in Buckinghamshire, England was a through station on the impoverished Aylesbury & Buckingham Railway (A&BR), a branch line running from Aylesbury station, connecting with the GWR, to Verney Junction, connecting with the LNWR cross-country route between Oxford and Cambridge. It was also the northern terminus of the Wotton (later Brill) Tramway. Originally opened in 1871, the tramway was one of the first 'light railways' opened under new legislation brought in to support local lines. Later subsumed onto the Metropolitan Railway's northern extensions and purchase of the A&BR, there were plans to extend the few miles from Brill to Oxford. Quainton parish church and 17th century Winwood Almshouses Quainton (formerly Quainton Malet) is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, about 5 miles north west of Aylesbury. ... Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... TW2000 car in Hanover Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ... For other uses of the word Brill see Brill (disambiguation) Brill is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the border with Oxfordshire. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

The original station at Quainton Road closed on November 29, 1896, along with the separate Wooton Tramway station; a new, combined station on the present site was opened by the Metropolitan Railway the next day; after 1899, the station was served by both the infrequent Met service between Aylesbury and Verney Junction and the through mainline service from the Great Central Main Line, joining the route of the A&BR approximately half a mile north of Quainton Road station at Quainton Road Junction. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... Verney Junction is a hamlet in the parish of Middle Claydon in north Buckinghamshire, England. ... The Great Central Main Line (GCML), also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was a main railway line in England that linked Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester. ...

The line to Brill was closed on November 30, 1935, shortly after nationalisation of London Underground; the line from Quainton Road Junction to Verney Junction succumbed a year later, on July 4, 1936, with services between Aylesbury and Quainton Road being withdrawn the same day. Services between Aylesbury and Quainton Road were restored after May 1945, but were withdrawn in May 1948. For other uses of the word Brill see Brill (disambiguation) Brill is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the border with Oxfordshire. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ... Verney Junction is a hamlet in the parish of Middle Claydon in north Buckinghamshire, England. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Quainton Road station, beautifully maintained, still remains as the centrepiece of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. There are no regular train services, although special services operate from Aylesbury to link with events at the Heritage Centre; these services run via the single line and call at the station's up platform, thus providing step-free access to the centre. The station itself lies to the north of the site, next to the station building and trainshed transplanted from Oxford Rewley Road station, the original terminus of the Oxford-Cambridge cross-country route in Oxford. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ... St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

The original line to Verney Junction has been closed and lifted, but the old Great Central main line remains, albeit singled, as far as the point where it crossed the Oxford and Cambridge cross country line. Here Calvert Curve, one of the country's wartime emergency connections, curves to the east, joining the cross-country route at Claydon LN&E Junction, where the formation remains in use for several hundred feet as a shunt neck. Verney Junction is a hamlet in the parish of Middle Claydon in north Buckinghamshire, England. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Claydon (meaning Clay Hill) is the name of several places in England: Claydon, Gloucestershire Claydon, Suffolk Claydon, Oxfordshire Claydon Fields, Gloucestershire Botolph Claydon, Buckinghamshire East Claydon, Buckinghamshire Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire There is also: The Deanery of Claydon, Buckinghamshire Claydon Brook, Buckinghamshire Claydon House, Buckinghamshire George Claydon Leonard...

Regular services may yet return to the line from Aylesbury, as a consultants' report on the development of the Vale of Aylesbury prepared for Bucks County Council [1] has suggested offering rail services from the town to Bletchley and Bedford. Rail services on at least part of the line from Aylesbury will be restored as part of Chiltern Railways' construction of Aylesbury North Parkway station at the crossing of the A41, to serve the Berryfields Major Development Area housing development. In September 2006 Quainton Road was the destination of a special excursion through "Metro-land" to mark the centenary of the birth of the poet John Betjeman, who had done much to keep alive the spirit of the old Metropolitan Railway. St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... Chiltern Railways is a train operating company in England. ... Metro-land (or Metroland) refers, broadly speaking, to the suburban areas north-west of London, in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex, served by the Metropolitan Railway, an independent company until absorbed by the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933. ... Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Whos Who as a poet and hack. He was born to a middle class family in Edwardian London. ...