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Work on re-establishing the East-West route from Oxford to Bletchley (Milton Keynes) is already under way. Plans to restore passenger services between Oxford and Cowley are in the pipeline, and now the revival of the Oxford-Witney has again been mooted. The history of these three routes, plus others in the area, is outlined in rail enthusiast Laurence Waters’s latest book, Railways of Oxford, A Transport Hub that Links Britain. The Oxford-Bletchley line opened in 1851 and was part of an important cross-country route for both passengers and freight, which eventually stretched to Bedford and Cambridge. At the Oxford end, trains ran across the famous swing bridge into the Rewley Road station, on the site of the former Rewley Abbey founded in about 1287.
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A Chiltern Railways’ train heads into Oxford station above the Sheepwash Channel – the swing bridge still with its rails can be seen on the right The days when trains ran into the Rewley Road station and goods yard in Oxford are now a distant memory. But there is one reminder - the swing bridge which gave access to the site and which is to be restored to its former glory. The bridge, at the north end of Oxford Station, allowed trains to cross the Sheepwash Channel, a stretch of water linking the River Thames with the Oxford Canal.