The Fairford Branch Line - The Witney & East Gloucestershire Railway

<body> <h2>The Fairford Branch Line</h2> Welcome to my Fairford Branch Line website. I hope this site will bring back memories for anyone that knew the line in its heyday and give a flavour of what it was like for those too young to remember it. Although I have included a brief history, more details can be found in the books listed in the selected bibliography. To give an indication of how traffic patterns changed over time I have also included passenger timetables from 1861, 1899, 1908, 1937, 1950 & 1960 (in Adobe Acrobat format). The site is laid out to assist anyone who wants to investigate the course of the line today. Although most of the buildings have gone, numerous bridges survive and the actual trackbed is mostly still intact. I have combined historic pictures with a series of photos I took in 1979/80 when I walked the entire length of the line and much of interest still remained. Ordnance Survey map references are given, along with details of public access. Also included are selected present day pictures. In addition, I have included a selection of tickets & ephemera, final railtours, track & gradient plans and pictures of a Fairford station model. If you have any comments please E-Mail me, it would be very interesting to hear from people who have recollections of the line. Although it may seem strange that a website about a long closed branch line would ever need updating, I am sure new material and information will continue to come to light from various sources. <p>If you are viewing this text, your browser lacks the ability to read frames. Don't worry, you can still enjoy the website. All the pages can be viewed from the contents page. Please come inside! <p><a href="list.htm">Contents</a> </body>