History Chipping Norton Railway
1 history
1.1 opening
1.2 merger
1.3 take-over gwr
history
opening
chipping norton railway station opened in 1855 terminus of chipping norton railway, linked town oxford, worcester , wolverhampton railway junction @ kingham. line promoted william bliss , traffic included freight , tweed mill @ chipping norton.
merger
in 1880s railway extension opened between chipping norton , kings sutton , chipping norton railway merged bourton-on-the-water railway form banbury , cheltenham direct railway.
take-over gwr
the newly extended line taken on great western railway before completion.
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