Quainton Road railway station was opened in 1868 near Quainton, Buckinghamshire, 44 miles (71 km) from London. It was built by the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway after pressure from the 3rd Duke of Buckingham to route the railway near his home. It connected with the Brill Tramway, which carried goods from the dukes estates and passengers from Brill, and was heavily used despite its geographical isolation. Both lines were absorbed in 1891 by the Metropolitan Railway (MR), which operated from Aylesbury to London. When the Great Central Railway from the north of England opened in 1899, Quainton Road became a significant junction. The MR became part of the London Passenger Transport Boards London Underground in 1933. The Brill Tramway was closed in 1935, and Underground trains were withdrawn north of Aylesbury after 1936. Quainton Road closed to passengers in 1963 and to goods in 1966. In 1969 the Quainton Road Society was formed; it restored and reopened the station as the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. Freight trains still use the line, and passenger trains call for special events. @CGChrisTrott @nicolambrewer Judith Macgregor @JudithMacgregor UK in South Africa @UKinSouthAfrica Foreign Office @ForeignOffice #DigitalDiplomacy @britishSAS @SpecialAS_ @GOVUK GOV UK Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk UK in El Salvador @UKinElSalvador UK in Burma @ukinburma British Embassy @UKinIraq UK in Libya @UKinLibya IOS Travel @IOSTravel radio scilly @radioscilly Isles of Scilly AONB @ScillyAONB Colin Taylor @ScillySergeant Scillys Whats On @ScillyTIC Isles of Scilly @visitIOS IoS Wildlife Trust @ScillyWildlife @vincecable Vince Cable @BritishChambers @BCCExport #ExportBritain @ExportExpertUK Gemma Price @David_Cameron David Cameron @Conservatives Conservatives British Monarchist League British Airways British Council South Africa The British Monarchy The British Monarchy Heir British Council Azerbaijan British Monarchy Philip Hammond @PHammondMP Foreign Secretary at Foreign & Commonwealth Office Elizabeth Windsor @Queen_UK BritishMonarchy @BritishMonarchy UHB @uhbcomms University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust runs the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Irish Government @eiregov Cricket Ireland @Irelandcricket IrishPub @irish4345 Irish @Irish874 Margaret Thatcher @ThatcherQuotes Margaret Thatcher @Thatcher_PM British Forces News @ForcesNews Old Armed Forces Day @ArmedForces_Day Royal Navy @RoyalNavy NavyLookout @NavyLookout Navy Rugby @RNRugby British Army @BritishArmy British Military Fit @bmftraining BMT @BritishMilitary Watson @SiWatson28 Team Wales @TeamWales FA Wales @FAWales Welsh Rugby Union @WelshRugbyUnion Visit Wales @visitwales North Wales Police @NWPolice South Wales Police @swpolice Wales Online @WalesOnline Daily Post Wales @dailypostwales Welsh Government @WelshGovernment BBC Wales @BBCWales Nova Scotia Tourism @VisitNovaScotia Nova Scotia Gov. @nsgov CBC Nova Scotia @CBCNS Nova Scotia Power @nspowerinc Music Nova Scotia @musicnovascotia RCMP, Nova Scotia @RCMPNS Nova Scotia Archives @NS_Archives Hockey Nova Scotia @HockeyNS Scottish FA @ScottishFA Scottish Rugby @Scotlandteam VisitScotland @VisitScotland BBC Scotland @BBCScotland Yes Scotland @YesScotland Cricket Scotland @CricketScotland Wings Over Scotland @WingsScotland BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews Scottish Government @scotgov Scottish Government @scotgovweb Scot Gov Greener @GreenerScotland Scotreferendum @scotreferendum Scotstat @ScotStat Scottish Government Regeneration Strategy @housingregen
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