[1][2][3] The OIR linked the quarry with the Great Western Railway about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the east at a junction just north of Banbury.
[4][14][15] Despite the development that has occurred north of Banbury since closure, much of the line of the route can be walked today.
[16] The OIR operated its own fleet of 0-6-0T and 0-6-0ST steam locomotives built by Hunslet, Hudswell Clarke, Peckett & Sons and 0-4-0STs built by Hudswell Clarke, Hunslet, W. G. Bagnall and Peckett & Sons.
[citation needed] Many heavy clay and Ironstone deposits surround Banbury and Wroxton.
[23] There was talk of reopening the Edge Hill Light Railway early in World War II but the Oxfordshire Ironstone line was considered adequate to serve the area's requirements.