Sun Chariot
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A railway reborn.
The Varsity Line - from Oxford to Cambridge - is long gone; however, 2025 sees re-opening of the Bicester to Bletchley section.
This week, Chiltern and GWR are conducting equipment and gauging tests; with 100mph running in places. Today's paths find a bit of sunshine, too!
I remember this line as single track bullhead rail, with only the Whatley - Wolverton stone and Calvert - Avonmouth domestic waste trains to earn its keep, prior to its mothballing.
What a difference 30+ years make. Now it's re-doubled, a high speed permanent way, with new signalling and a new station at Winslow. I will forgive demolition of the lovely LNWR stations - they were dangerously decaying.
The Varsity Line - from Oxford to Cambridge - is long gone; however, 2025 sees re-opening of the Bicester to Bletchley section.
This week, Chiltern and GWR are conducting equipment and gauging tests; with 100mph running in places. Today's paths find a bit of sunshine, too!
I remember this line as single track bullhead rail, with only the Whatley - Wolverton stone and Calvert - Avonmouth domestic waste trains to earn its keep, prior to its mothballing.
What a difference 30+ years make. Now it's re-doubled, a high speed permanent way, with new signalling and a new station at Winslow. I will forgive demolition of the lovely LNWR stations - they were dangerously decaying.
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