▁Br ill ▁opened , ▁the ▁line ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham ▁died , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁trust ees ▁of ▁his ▁estate ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Oxford ▁& ▁A yles bury ▁Tr am road ▁Company ▁( O & AT C ) ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁extending ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁Br ill ▁to ▁Oxford , ▁but ▁the ▁extension ▁beyond ▁Br ill ▁was ▁never ▁built . ▁Rail ▁services ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁Oxford ▁were ▁very ▁poor ▁at ▁this ▁time ; ▁despite ▁being ▁an ▁extremely ▁round about ▁route , ▁had ▁the ▁connection ▁from ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ▁to ▁Oxford ▁been ▁built ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁short est ▁route ▁between ▁Oxford ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁le ased ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁from ▁ 1   Dec ember ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁the ▁MR ▁( the ▁Metropolitan ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Under ground ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁operated ▁all ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁although ▁the ▁line ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁O & AT C . ▁Through out ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁stations ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁& ▁A yles bury ▁Tr am road ▁Company ; ▁the ▁MR ▁had ▁an ▁option ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁line ▁out right , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁taken ▁up