Swindon and Cricklade Railway

Swindon and Cricklade Railway
Slough Estates No.3 with a service train at Hayes Knoll
LocaleSwindon, Wiltshire, England
TerminusBlunsdon
Coordinates51°36′25″N 1°50′37″W / 51.607°N 1.8436°W / 51.607; -1.8436
Commercial operations
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Length2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preservation history
1978Preservation Society formed
1984S&CR granted Light Railway Order (following reconstruction of the line)
1985S&CR re-opened and runs its first trains
1999Hayes Knoll Station opened.
2008South Meadow reached
2012Taw Valley Halt reached
2014Taw Valley Halt officially opened
HeadquartersBlunsdon
Swindon & Cricklade Railway
Cricklade
Farfield Lane
(proposed)
Hayes Knoll
Blunsdon
Tadpole Lane
Taw Valley Halt
Mouldon Hill
(proposed)
Proposed extension towards Swindon

The Swindon and 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.

Swindon and Cricklade Railway is a registered charity.[1]

  1. ^ "SWINDON AND CRICKLADE RAILWAY, registered charity no. 1067447". Charity Commission for England and Wales.