Serious proposals to build a light railway linking Stony Stratford with Wolverton station began to be considered in 1882, mainly due to the growth of the  Wolverton Works  during the previous decade, and establishment of the adjacent McCorquodale printing works in 1878.
Proposals to construct a light railway connecting Stony Stratford to Wolverton station emerged in 1882, primarily due to the expansion of the Wolverton Works during the preceding decade and the establishment of the adjacent McCorquodale printing works in 1878.