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- Brill_railway_station abstract "Brill railway station was the terminus of a small railway line in Buckinghamshire, England, known as the Brill Tramway. Built and owned by the Duke of Buckingham, it was later operated by London's Metropolitan Railway, and in 1933 briefly became one of the two north-western termini of the London Underground, despite being 45 miles (72 km) and over two hours travelling time from the City of London.Approximately 3⁄4 of a mile (1.2 km) north of Brill, the station was opened in March 1872 as the result of lobbying from local residents and businesses. As the line was cheaply built, ungraded, and used poor quality locomotives, services were very slow, taking 1 hour 45 minutes to travel the six miles (10 km) from Brill to the junction station with mainline services at Quainton Road. Although serving a lightly populated area and little used by passengers, the station was a significant point for freight traffic, particularly as a supplier of milk from the dairy farms of Buckinghamshire to Aylesbury and London. A brickworks was also attached to the station, but it proved unable to compete with nearby rivals and closed within a few years of opening.During the 1890s, plans were made to extend the tramway to Oxford, but the scheme was abandoned. Instead, the operation of the line was taken over by the Metropolitan Railway in 1899, and the line became one of the railway's two north-western termini. It was upgraded and better quality locomotives were introduced, reducing the journey time to Quainton Road by almost two-thirds.In 1933, the Metropolitan Railway was taken into public ownership and became the Metropolitan line of London Transport. The management of London Transport aimed to reduce goods services, and it was felt that there was little chance of the more distant parts of the former Metropolitan Railway ever becoming viable passenger routes. The line was closed on 30 November 1935, and all buildings and infrastructure at Brill associated with the line were sold at auction and subsequently demolished. The site of the station is now a light industrial development known as the "Tramway Business Park".".
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- Brill_railway_station borough Aylesbury_Vale.
- Brill_railway_station caption "Brill station at the time of closure".
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- Brill_railway_station end "1935".
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- Brill_railway_station imageAlt "small wooden hut with a large wooden shed behind it. In front of the hut is a platform at two different heights, and in front of the platform are two sets of railway tracks. The tracks lead into a further pair of wooden sheds.".
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- Brill_railway_station locale Brill.
- Brill_railway_station locale Buckinghamshire.
- Brill_railway_station name "Brill".
- Brill_railway_station owner Brill_Tramway.
- Brill_railway_station platforms "1".
- Brill_railway_station route Metropolitan_Railway.
- Brill_railway_station route "(Brill Tramway)".
- Brill_railway_station start "1872".
- Brill_railway_station start "Rebuilt 1894".
- Brill_railway_station start "Start 1899".
- Brill_railway_station subject Category:Brill_Tramway.
- Brill_railway_station subject Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_Buckinghamshire.
- Brill_railway_station subject Category:Former_Metropolitan_and_Great_Central_Joint_Railway_stations.
- Brill_railway_station subject Category:Metropolitan_Line_stations.
- Brill_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_closed_in_1935.
- Brill_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_opened_in_1872.
- Brill_railway_station point "51.8323 -1.0482".
- Brill_railway_station type Artifact100021939.
- Brill_railway_station type DisusedRailwayStationsInBuckinghamshire.
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- Brill_railway_station type RailwayStationsClosedIn1935.
- Brill_railway_station type RailwayStationsOpenedIn1872.
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- Brill_railway_station comment "Brill railway station was the terminus of a small railway line in Buckinghamshire, England, known as the Brill Tramway.".
- Brill_railway_station label "Brill railway station".
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- Brill_railway_station lat "51.8323".
- Brill_railway_station long "-1.0482".
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- Brill_railway_station depiction Metropolitan_Railway_1903,_Brill_&_1936-1961_limits_marked.jpg.
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