Rail Centres: Banbury
8th June 2008

Banbury, on the Didcot to Coventry route, continues to boast two fine, operational, signalboxes and a number of semaphore signals. As well as container traffic, the route also now sees regular class 67-powered Wrexham & Shropshire Railway passenger services. So, head for Banbury if you're into loco-haulage and mechanical siganalling!

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A reminder of times past with Chiltern Railways' 'bubble car' 960014 approaching Banbury station on 7 June 08.
A reminder of times past with Chiltern Railways' 'bubble car' 960014 approaching Banbury station on 7 June 08.
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 Buy Print		 66592 heads south with 4O54, a Leeds-Southampton Freightliner, on 7 June 08.
66592 heads south with 4O54, a Leeds-Southampton Freightliner, on 7 June 08.
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 Buy Print		 67012 in W&SR livery leads 1P03, the 08:55 Wrexham to Marylebone service, on 8 June 08. This phto was taken from the overbridge immediately north of Banbury station.
67012 in W&SR livery leads 1P03, the 08:55 Wrexham to Marylebone service, on 8 June 08. This phto was taken from the overbridge immediately north of Banbury station.
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 Buy Print		 67015 speeds towards Kings Sutton a few miles south of Banbury with 1P13, the 12:55 Wrexham to Marylebone W&SR service. 7 June 08.
67015 speeds towards Kings Sutton a few miles south of Banbury with 1P13, the 12:55 Wrexham to Marylebone W&SR service. 7 June 08.
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With Kings Sutton village and church in the background, 67003 heads towards Banbury with the W&SR 14:53 Marylebone-Wrexham service. 7 June 08.
With Kings Sutton village and church in the background, 67003 heads towards Banbury with the W&SR 14:53 Marylebone-Wrexham service. 7 June 08.
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