Complex sentence: The station was named "Garsington Bridge Halt" and its opening was approved by the Board of Trade in December 1907; the first services, hauled by GWR steam rail motors, ran on 1 February 1908.
Split into simpler sentences: The station was named "Garsington Bridge Halt" and its opening was approved by the Board of Trade in December 1907. The first services, operated by GWR steam rail motors, ran on 1 February 1908.