▁the ▁London ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Board , ▁aim ed ▁to ▁abandon ▁fre ight ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁Under ground ▁network , ▁and ▁saw ▁no ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁more ▁distant ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁could ▁ever ▁become ▁vi able ▁passenger ▁routes . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁all ▁passenger ▁services ▁north ▁of ▁A yles bury ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 ; ▁the ▁last ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁ran ▁on ▁ 3 0   Nov ember ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁line ▁then ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham , ▁but ▁having ▁no ▁funds ▁and ▁no ▁rolling ▁stock ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁operate ▁it . ▁On ▁ 2   A pril ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁line ' s ▁entire ▁infrastr ucture , ▁including ▁W ot ton ▁station , ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁at ▁au ction . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁building ▁which ▁once ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ' s ▁for ge , ▁all ▁the ▁station ▁buildings ▁at ▁W ot ton ▁have ▁been ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁W ot ton ▁Tr am way ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3   Se ptember ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁small ▁A yles bury ▁and ▁Buck ingham ▁Railway ▁( A & BR ) ▁opened , ▁linking ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ' s ▁station ▁at ▁A yles bury ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway