These ruins, in idyllic countryside by the canal, can be seen from the train on the Birmingham line a few miles north of Oxford. Had often wondered what had happened here:
http://flickr.com/photos/browniebear/22 ... 001896@N00
Seen from the train
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Seen from the train
A topper is proper if the train's a non-stopper!
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Re: Seen from the train
Looks like a cursed spot after failure to help.
Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area.
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Re: Seen from the train
A good story - I cursed railway privatisation, but it still happened though!! 
A topper is proper if the train's a non-stopper!