Wotton railway station in Buckinghamshire, England, was part of a horse- drawn freight tramway built by Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple- Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1871. It served the Duke's home at Wotton House and the nearby village of Wotton Underwood. In 1872 the line was extended to the nearby town of Brill, converted to passenger use, equipped with steam locomotives, and named the Brill Tramway. In the 1880s, the route was taken over by the Metropolitan Railway. Wotton, the Tramway's third busiest passenger station, was also a transit point for large shipments of milk from local farms. In 1933 the Metropolitan Railway became the Metropolitan line of London Transport, making Wotton a station on the London Underground, despite its distance from London. In November 1935 London Transport withdrew all services from the route. The Tramway reverted to the descendants of the Duke of Buckingham, but having no funds and no rolling stock they were unable to operate it. By early April 1936 the line's entire infrastructure, including Wotton station, had been sold for scrap at auction.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1260:
Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Siena Ghibellines defeated the Florence Guelphs at the Battle of Montaperti thanks to an act of treachery, which was immortalised in Dante's Divine Comedy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Montaperti
1812:
War of 1812: A coalition of Native American tribes began the Siege of Fort Harrison in Terre Haute, Indiana, by setting the fort on fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Harrison
1912:
The Albanian Revolt of 1912 came to an end when the Ottoman government agreed to meet the rebels' demands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_Revolt_of_1912
1984:
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Mulroney won the largest majority government by total number of seats in Canadian history during the federal election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Mulroney
2010:
A 7.1 Mw earthquake struck the South Island, New Zealand (damage pictured), causing up to NZ$3.5 billion in damages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake
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googolplex: 1. (cardinal) The number 2. (figuratively) An unimaginably large number. 3. (US, real estate, nonstandard, rare) An infinitesimally small portion of land, defined for legal purposes. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/googolplex
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience? --Mother Teresa https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa
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