SWINDON AND CRICKLADE RAILWAY

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The 'Swindon & Cricklade Railway' in Wiltshire operates a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade.

Contents

Overview

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives

Diesel Locomotives

Diesel Multiple Units

Stations

External links

Overview

At the present time 2007 a southward extension, now being built, will bring the line into the western outskirts of Swindon in Mouldon Hill Country Park. A further extension is being built beyond Hayes Knoll to South Meadow Lane which will give the the line an additional half mile towards Cricklade.
The Swindon & Cricklade Railway is one of the few British heritage railways to undertake complete reconstruction without an inheritance of track and buildings from British Rail. It began operations in the late 1970s at Blunsdon railway station, and has since extended to Hayes Knoll.

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives

★ Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST ''Slough Estates No. 3''. In regular service.

★ Hawthorn Leslie 0-6-0ST ''Isabel''. Arrived from the West Somerset Railway in 2006 and now in regular service.

★ Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST ''Swordfish'' No 2139. Undergoing a boiler Overhaul with the chassis complete.

★ Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST ''Salmon'' No 2139. Undergoing final stages of Overhaul

★ Hunslet 0-6-0ST ''Gunby'' No 2413. Awaiting a major restoration.

★ Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST ''Richard Trevithick'' No 2354. Undergoing a ten-yearly overhaul.

★ Great Western Railway 4-6-0 Tender Engine No. 7903 Foremarke Hall currently on loan to the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway

Diesel Locomotives

★ BR Class 03 0-6-0DM nos. D2022 and D2152. Only D2022 currently runs, D2152 is currently out of service following a timing chain failure.

★ BR Class 08 0-6-0DE no. D3261. Undergoing restoration.

★ BR Class 73 Bo-Bo electro-diesel ''Sir Herbert Walker'' No E6003. In service.

★ Fowler 0-4-0DM ''Woodbine'' No 21442. Recently restored to working order and now on regular shunting duties.

★ Fowler 0-4-0DM No 7342. In regular use on works trains.

★ Fowler 0-4-0DM No 422003.

Diesel Multiple Units

★ BR Class 119 unit 119021 (formed of 51074+51104). Undergoing a repaint.

★ BR Class 207 unit 207203 (formed of 60127+60901). In service.
The railway also operates a TASC 45 self propelled engineering vehicle that is used mainly in Permanent Way operations.

Stations

★ Mouldon Hill (currently under construction as part of southern extension)

★ Blunsdon

★ Hayes Knoll

External links

★ Swindon and Cricklade Railway website