Magazines
Magazines which either feature the Old Ticket Office itself, or contain articles describing layouts with buildings based upon Culham, are described elsewhere. During our researches we also became aware of magazine articles featuring layouts which drew inspiration from other local stations or lines and thought it might be useful to document them for future reference. Those few magazines which are in our collection are illustrated below, whilst the others of which we are aware are simply listed.
We would be very pleased to hear from any reader who may be able to add to our list.
Oxford (L.M.S.) Rewley Road Station
Railway Modeller - September 2012
Whatever happened to ... Rewley Road - A two page retrospective look at the original Oxford MRC's layout before what would possibly be its final public showing.Railway Modeller - October 1987
Rewley Road, ten years on - An outline of the happenings and improvements affecting the Oxford MRC's layout during the ten years since it was first displayed.Railway Modeller - December 1977
Rewley Road, Storage sidings - An in depth look, with many photographs, of the construction of the 'tail end' of the Oxford MRC's exibition layout. Also one page with four photographs of the goods shed.Railway Modeller - September 1977
Rewley Road, Station and yard lamps - A single page article describing how these lamps were made for the Oxford MRC's layout.Railway Modeller - July 1977
Rewley Road, The signal box - A short article describing bothe the model signal box and the method of siganl operation on the Oxford MRC's layout.Railway Modeller - April 1977
Rewley Road, Swing bridge - A short article describing how the swing bridge was modelled on the Oxford MRC's layout.
Railway Modeller - March 1977
Rewley Road, The main officesOxford Model Railway Club describe the main offices as modelled on their exibition layout in a three page artiicle.
Railway Modeller - January 1977
Rewley Road, Motive power depot - This two page article describes the motive power depot as modelled on the Oxford MRC's exibition layout.
Railway Modeller - November 1976
Railway of the month - Rewley RoadA six page article in which Oxford Model Railway Club describe their award winning layout of the original terminus at Rewley Road. The model is based on the station in LMŠ days and although the station had been closed to passengers in 1951, the goods yard was still in use and the buildings were still standing when the layout was being built and the article written.
Oxford (G.W.R.) Station
Railway Modeller - March 1988
Plan of the month, Oxford - Article which contained a track diagram of Oxford (G.W.R.) in 1985 and the suggested plan for a large layout with operating notes.Radley Station
Originally published by Ian Allan Publishing
Model Railway Constructor - November 1972
Oxford Model Railway Club's RadleyA certain artistic licence was employed when the original model of Radley Station was extended in 1971 with the addition of a large girder viaduct, as seen on the cover, and a seaside scene neither of which are associated with the area. Rather like the Vale Scene at Pendon Museum the aim was to capture the broader essence of the GWR rather than sticking rigidly to reality.
The Abingdon branch and Abingdon Station
British Railway Modelling - April 2023
ABINGDONIvan Cadge, a member of the Oxford and District Model Railway Club, describes his '00' gauge model of Abingdon station. This well illustrated ten page article includes the track layout plan and also describes the history of the layout which had been many years in the making.
Railway Modeller - May 2018
Whatever happened to ... AbingdonA well illustrated seven page article, with track layout plan, looks at what had been happening to the the 'O' gauge layout which had featured as 'Railway of the month' in October 2001.
Railway Modeller - January 2003
Abingdon, The end of the line? - A short article containing several photographs of what was then thought to be the last public outing for David Yule's 'O' gauge layout.
Railway Modeller - October 2001
'Railway of the Month - Abingdon'This large O gauge fine scale layout is described in detail by the builder David Yule. The cover of the magazine describes Abingdon as being in Berkshire which it was at the time in which the layout was based.
Railway Modeller - March 1996
Plan of the month, Abingdon adapted - Article detailing an N scale layout of Abingdon designed for easy transport to exhibitions, with a brief historyof the prototype.
Originally published by IPC Business Press Ltd.
Railway Magazine - July 1982
'A Trumpery Little Railway'The story of the Abingdon branch is told by N.E.Trippet at a time when the weekly coal trains were still in operation.
Originally published by Tothill Press Limited
The Railway Magazine - February 1956
The Abingdon BranchThis article by P.J.Norris describes the history and operation of the branch at a time when both passenger and goods services were in full operation.
