Next in my series of suggestions is the Uxbridge Vine Street Branch Line. The Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line was a railway line to Uxbridge in the historical English county of Middlesex, from the Great Western Railway main line at West Drayton. It opened in 1856 as a broad gauge single line, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) long. It was converted to standard gauge in 1871. Two other branch lines were later built to Uxbridge, but without making a connection. The passenger service was closed in 1962, and all traffic ceased in 1964 except for a stub at the West Drayton end, closed in 1979. Uxbridge Vine Street Branch Line map. West Drayton Station platform 5. Both Uxbridge and Staines trains used to share this platform which is today only frequented by oil and stone trains. Cowley Station looking south. Uxbridge Vine Street terminus.
