The Lost Stations of..........Oxford

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ChrisB

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The Lost Stations of..........Oxford

« on: February 16, 2025, 21:26:58 »

I can strongly recommend the production values of this series of YouTube videos - who knew there were *this* number of disused stations around Oxford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6uwhU0UXl0


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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2025, 09:48:28 »

Yes, I thought I knew Oxford pretty well, but definitely learned quite a bit watching this.


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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2025, 16:38:08 »

Thank you for finding and posting that link, ChrisB: there is 16:30 minutes of absolutely fascinating footage. Cheesy


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