Oxford flood defences working

DESPITE more than 35 severe weather warnings and widespread flooding in the area in recent weeks, the Didcot-Oxford line has remained open throughout thanks to a £21 million project delivered in 2016. The Hinksey Flood Alleviation scheme raised the level of the track by 40cm over a 400-metre section of line, eliminating a problem that caused the line to be closed by flooding 11 times in the preceding 14 years.