AFTER being closed for two months of repairs following the discovery of a crumbling abutment, Nuneham Viaduct – and thus the main line between Oxford and Didcot – reopened on June 9, writes Chris Milner.
The 160-year-old abutment supporting a twin bowstring bridge over the RiverThames had been sinking, and on April 3 the decision was made that the line had become unsafe for rail traffic.