Buckinghamshire, England, known as the Brill Tramway. Built and owned by
the 3rd Duke of Buckingham, it opened just north of Brill in 1872. As
the line was cheaply built and used poor quality locomotives, services
were slow, taking 1 hour 45 minutes to travel the six miles (10 km)
from Brill to the junction station with mainline services at Quainton
Road. Although little used by passengers, the station was important for
freight traffic, particularly shipping milk from the area's farms to
London. The Metropolitan Railway took over the line in 1899, and
upgraded it. In 1933 it became part of the London Underground as one of
the two north-western termini, despite being 45 miles (72 km) and over
two hours travelling time from London. The management of London
Transport aimed to reduce goods services, and it was felt that the line
to Brill was unlikely to become a viable passenger route. The line was
closed in 1935, and all buildings and infrastructure at Brill associated
with the railway were sold at auction. Most of the station
infrastructure was demolished, though three station cottages survive.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brill_railway_station>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1279:
Emperor Bing, the last emperor of the Song dynasty, died during
the Battle of Yamen, bringing the dynasty to an end after three
centuries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_the_Song_dynasty>
1808:
Charles IV of Spain abdicated in favour of his son,
Ferdinand VII.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_Spain>
1915:
Pluto was photographed for the first time, 15 years before it
was officially discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto>
1979:
The American cable television network C-SPAN, dedicated to
airing non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public affairs
programming, was launched.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN>
2011:
Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opération
Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration_Harmattan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
vaguery:
1. (uncountable) Vagueness, the condition of being vague.
2. (countable) A vagueness, a thing which is vague, an example of
vagueness.
3. (countable, in the plural) An eggcorn for vagaries.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vaguery>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I believe the preservation of our civil liberties to be the most
fundamental and important of all our governmental problems, because it
always has been with us and always will be with us and if we ever permit
those liberties to be destroyed, there will be nothing left in our
system worthy of preservation.
--Earl Warren
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Earl_Warren>
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