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Uploaded by on Feb 7, 2009

The Last Train On The Watlington Branch. June 1957. The End of An Era

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  • Along with hundreds of other stations our once beloved steam railway has slowly disappeared.Its demise and the undue hast of closing so many worthwhile stations was folly. So many beautiful routes gone just for one thing`PROFIT`....very sad.

  • I travelled on this line a number of times when I was a child, The lewknor station or "shack" is at 2.16. On the other side of the track behind the fencing were beehives and behind the station was the chalk pit complete with wrecks of old cars. We used to travel to Princes Risborough where my dad had relatives and also to connect with the train to London. I'm sure that although this was the last passenger train, goods trains ran for the next few years. Wonderful video.

  • Extraordinary that I lived near this line, but never knew of its existence until I helped my dad on the 1961 census.

    It's unfortunate that the section beyond Aston Rowant was severed by the M40 and has, for much of its length, completely disappeared. Watlington would have made an ideal terminus for a preserved line, and Aston Rowant was attractive as a films locations.

    Strangely, there is a model available of Aston Rowant station, it's a card kit, but it is a most attractive building.

  • this railway is reopening

  • Why closed? Any chance of being reopened?

    Clever idea placing water tanks on boiler.

    Lost heat warms water.

    Oil burner?

    Thank you for posting this.

  • Hello all who commented on this video. thank you :) just here to say TheWatlingtonBranch1 is now TheWatlingtonBranch2! so subscribe again :) more videos in tribute to the lost line along the way. Thank you again.

  • Lovely video, thank you so much for posting. I have very fond memories of the Chinnor branch, from 1969 - 1979, still get there from time to time.

  • Interesting to see this view; amazingly I was living near the line and never knew of its existence until 1961 (when it was rather too late!)

  • My goodness this is such a wonderful video thank you soo much!!

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