Preservation Efforts
In 1962, the London Railway Preservation Society (LRPS) was established, amassing a collection of historic railway equipment. By 1969, the Quainton Railway Society was formed to operate a working museum at Quainton Road Station. On 24 April 1971, the society absorbed the LRPS, taking custody of its collection. The main station building was restored to its 1900 appearance, and the site was renamed the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
History
Quainton Road Station was inaugurated in 1868 as part of the Aylesbury & Buckingham Railway. In 1870, the Wotton Tramway was constructed to connect the nearby Wotton estate to the railway. Initially horse-drawn, it was later upgraded for locomotive use and became known as the Brill Tramway. The Great Central Railway arrived in 1899, constructing the current brick station in collaboration with the Metropolitan Railway. The London Transport Passenger Board took over in 1933 and closed the Brill Tramway in 1935. Passenger services ceased in 1963, with full closure in 1966, leaving only a single line between Aylesbury and Calvert Junction on the Oxford–Bletchley line.