An English railway company promoted by the Great Western Railway to build a route from its southern base to the industrial centres of the West Midlands. Authorized in 1846, its line between Oxford and Birmingham opened in 1852, and the company was later absorbed by the Great Western Railway.
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Source Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway
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1840s railway company, later part of the GWR
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inception: 1846
View the Source Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Wikipedia)
Operates In: Railroad Industry, LeadQuote, Operates In: Railroad Industry, Lead
The Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway was an English railway line promoted by the Great Western Railway to gain a route from its southern base towards the industrial centres of the West Midlands, and in due course the north-west.
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