Cholsey and Wallingford Railway
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The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a 2+1⁄2-mile (4 km) long standard gauge heritage railway in the English county of Oxfordshire. It operates along most of the length of the former Wallingford branch of the Great Western Railway (GWR), from Cholsey station, 12 miles (19 km) north of Reading on the Great Western Main Line, to a station on the outskirts of the nearby town of Wallingford.[1]
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Peckett 0-4-0ST 'Northern Gas Board No. 1' runs round the train at Cholsey | |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | Wallingford and Watlington Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Operated by | Cholsey and Wallingford Railway |
Length | 2+1⁄2 mi (4 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1866 |
Closed | passenger 1959 freight 1965/1981 |
Preservation history | |
1985 | Initial service |
1997 | Full service |
Headquarters | Wallingford |
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