South Leigh station (SP396082) was situated 5 miles 37 chains from Yarnton and had another of the original Witney Railway Co wooden station buildings, only on a slightly smaller scale than either Eynsham or Witney. A single goods loop was provided but there was no goods shed or even a yard crane. Signaling was equally basic: three ground frames controlled the points and adjacent level crossing, there being no conventional semaphore signals. During the Second World War a large food buffer store was built just to the west of the station and a rail connection was laid into the goods loop. These buildings can still be seen today (SP395082). The road to Stanton Harcourt crossed the line at the east end of the station by means of a level crossing.

South Leigh station building and corrugated iron goods lock up pictured from the approach road side on 15 May 1979, just a few months before they were demolished to make way for a new bungalow. The station building had been modernised a short time before, and yet planning permission was granted for its removal, without any consideration of its historical interest.
Martin Loader

Two views of South Leigh station looking towards Oxford. The early 1960s view (top) contrasts markedly with the 22 September 1972 view (lower), taken nearly a year after the line closed. In the first picture the crossing and ground frame hut are in good order, and there still appears to be maintenance being undertaken on the line. The fencing on the south side of the line in the distance looks new, a view reinforced by the presence of some wire spacing rods leaning against the fence. Although not as immaculate as in times past, peonies still thrive in the platform garden. Just over a decade later the peonies have been smothered by grass and thistles. The grass covered platform and crossing keeper's cottage frame the line of rusting rails disappearing into the distance up South Leigh Bank. During the last years of operation one of the crossing gates became damaged and was replaced by the two lengths of rope seen here. Note the 10, 20 & 40 wagon length warning boards, giving the driver an indication where to pull up clear of the crossing. The crossings both here and at Eynsham were padlocked across the line following withdrawal of passengers services, being released by a key attached to the train staff. 
Colour Rail & Stanley C Jenkins

In June 1957 an ex GWR Diesel Railcar pulls away from South Leigh station with the 12:30 Fairford to Oxford service. These pioneer units were by no means common on the branch and pictures of them in action are quite scarce. This view clearly shows that the station building was designed with the original low platform in mind, as there were steps down into the building from the modern platform. Note that the booking office notice below the two panes of glass in the door is in fact a third of the way up the door, but appears nearly level with the platform from this angle! 
Martin Loader Collection

Viewed from the north side, the basic nature of South Leigh station building is even more evident. This type of structure was a Victorian "quick fix" building solution, using prefabricated components, and at the time used for all manner of semi-permanent buildings. There is no reason to suppose the Witney Railway Company was considering it to be merely temporary, rather the cost was the deciding factor. This view from the late 1960s also shows the approach road and corrugated iron parcels shed. The station building at this time is obviously in use as a private residence, as a pint of milk can be seen on the door step! 
Stanley C. Jenkins

In this 24 May 1969 view from the 'London Division Branch Line Tour' the level crossing warning sign can be seen, along with its nighttime illumination lamp on an adjacent post. On 4 April 1980 only the brick built base of the hut remains, along with the stove, while the post now has no lamp or sign to illuminate. 
Stanley C. Jenkins & Martin Loader

Continuing west from South Leigh, after 1¼ miles the Cogges to Stanton Harcourt road crosses the line by a substantial stone bridge locally known as The "Ballaso" (SP377080). This was probably a corruption of "ballast hole", for indeed there was a large quarry just to the south of the line which was almost certainly used in the line's construction. The Witney Railway Company obviously had aspirations that their line would one day become part of an important through route, as this bridge was clearly constructed with double track in mind - alas it was not to be. 

The bridge is pictured (above) looking east on 15 May 1979, just before the owner of the nearby cottage reclaimed the trackbed for a garden (note the freshly leveled soil in the foreground). Note that various minor repairs to the bridge have been carried out with blue engineers bricks, rather than stone. The ballast hole from which the bridge presumably takes its name was situated to the right of the willow trees visible behind the bridge.
Martin Loader

Class 22 diesel hydraulic 6326 passes beneath the "Ballaso" bridge with a lengthy train of coal wagons during the final year of the line's life. The train is the twice weekly Hinksey Yard to Witney freight. The track has gone, all the Class 22s have long since been scrapped but the bridge still survives, although it cannot be viewed from this angle, as not only is the land now private property, but a belt of Leylandii fir trees now block the view. 
Stanley C. Jenkins