Claydon railway station
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Claydon railway station is a former railway station serving the village of Steeple Claydon
in Buckinghamshire
.
, is where the former Great Central Main Line
met the Varsity Line
(Oxford/Cambridge Line). The Great Central closed north of here in 1966, leaving the section via Quainton to Aylesbury
open as the Aylesbury branch of the Varsity Line
.
51.92480°N 1.00984°W
(HS2) here along the Great Central route. Land adjacent to the junction is (as of September 2010) the preferred location for the [centrally located, major] 'Infrastructure Maintenance Depot' serving HS2. The former Varsity Line, which HS2 Ltd's consulants Arup
assumes will have reopened at least as far as the West Coast Main Line
at Bletchley
, will be used to supply the depot.
may reopen the station and the Varsity line from Oxford to Bletchley including the Aylesbury branch within 20 years.
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Steeple Claydon
Steeple Claydon is a village and also a civil parish within the district of Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire, England. It has an unusually high number of gingers, it is speculated that this is due to most people's mums also being their aunts. Steeple Claydon is located about four miles south of...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
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Claydon Junction
Claydon Junction, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Claydon station and about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) north of Calvert railway stationCalvert railway station
Calvert was a railway station at Calvert, Buckinghamshire on the former Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and London Marylebone. The station was opened in 1899 and closed in 1964...
, is where the former Great Central Main Line
Great Central Main Line
The Great Central Main Line , also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , is a former railway line which opened in 1899 linking Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.The GCML was the last main line railway built in...
met the Varsity Line
Varsity Line
The Varsity Line is an informal name for the railway route that formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated successively by the London and North Western Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and British Railways...
(Oxford/Cambridge Line). The Great Central closed north of here in 1966, leaving the section via Quainton to Aylesbury
Aylesbury railway station
Aylesbury railway station is a railway station in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England and is a major stop on the London to Aylesbury Line from Marylebone station via Amersham. It is 37.75 miles from Aylesbury Station to Marylebone Station...
open as the Aylesbury branch of the Varsity Line
Varsity Line
The Varsity Line is an informal name for the railway route that formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated successively by the London and North Western Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and British Railways...
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51.92480°N 1.00984°W
Future: HS2
HS2 Ltd (on behalf of HM Government) plans to route High Speed 2High Speed 2
High Speed 2 is a proposed high-speed railway between London and the Midlands, the North of England, and potentially at a later stage the central belt of Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company established by the British government...
(HS2) here along the Great Central route. Land adjacent to the junction is (as of September 2010) the preferred location for the [centrally located, major] 'Infrastructure Maintenance Depot' serving HS2. The former Varsity Line, which HS2 Ltd's consulants Arup
Arup
Arup is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom which provides engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. The firm is present in Africa, the Americas, Australasia, East Asia, Europe and the...
assumes will have reopened at least as far as the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
at Bletchley
Bletchley railway station
Bletchley is a railway station that serves the southern districts of Milton Keynes , and the north-eastern parts of the Buckinghamshire district of Aylesbury Vale....
, will be used to supply the depot.
Present day
Today Claydon L&NE junction is used for binliner (containerised domestic waste) and spoil trains going to the landfill site at Calvert and moving empty coaching stock. The East West Rail ConsortiumEast West Rail Consortium
East West Rail Link is a proposed new rail route in England to provide a fast outer orbital railway to the north of London, linking the Great Western Main Line, Oxford, Bicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich for both passenger and freight traffic...
may reopen the station and the Varsity line from Oxford to Bletchley including the Aylesbury branch within 20 years.
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