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How the north-west corner of the tube map might look today with the line open.
For a simulated journey along this line, as it was in 1900, the following YouTube videos are excellent:
Aylesbury to Quainton Road
![]() ![]() (A quotation from the 1932 edition of Metro-Land, the annual publication describing the districts served by the Metropolitan Line) ![]() ![]() |
![]() Station Road: approaching Quainton Road station from Quainton village (the station is down the turning on the left). The original course of the road was straight; the route of it is clear here. The road now veers off to the right to ascend the bridge that replaced the level crossing. ![]() Southbound platform. ![]() One freight train a day uses (or is booked to use) this line. Northbound platform looking south. Northbound platform looking north. The waiting room seen here is for the Brill tramway branch line. ![]() Southbound platform. Northbound platform looking south. ![]() |