Swindon and Cricklade Railway
| Swindon and Cricklade Railway | |
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| Slough Estates No.3 with a service train at Hayes Knoll | |
| Locale | Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Terminus | Blunsdon |
| Coordinates | 51°36′25″N 1°50′37″W / 51.607°N 1.8436°WCoordinates: 51°36′25″N 1°50′37″W / 51.607°N 1.8436°W |
| Commercial operations | |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preservation history | |
| 1978 | Preservation Society formed |
| 1984 | S&CR granted Light Railway Order (following reconstruction of the line) |
| 1985 | S&CR re-opened and runs its first trains |
| 2008 | South Meadow reached |
| 2012 | Taw Valley Halt reached |
| 2014 | Taw Valley Halt officially opened |
| Headquarters | Blunsdon |
The Swindon & Cricklade Railway is a heritage railway in Wiltshire, England, that operates on a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade.
The Swindon & Cricklade Railway Preservation Society was formed by a group of enthusiasts in November 1978 to reconstruct and preserve a section of the Midland & South Western Junction Railway that ran from Andover, Hampshire, to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
The volunteer-operated railway has reopened two stations: Hayes Knoll and Blunsdon, the headquarters of the line. Hayes Knoll features a restored signalbox that is operational during special events. The length of the restored line is a little less than 2.5 miles (4.0 km).
The line extends north to South Meadow Lane (a few hundred yards from the site of a proposed Farfield Lane halt) near Cricklade, and south to Taw Valley Halt on the outskirts of Swindon, near Mouldon Hill Country Park. A southern terminus, Mouldon Hill, is proposed within the park.
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