This web site details, in pictures and words, the Midland and South Western Junction Railway. Originally, my focus was on the stretch from Chiseldon through Swindon Old Town to Cricklade.

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As you will see, this has developed and the web site now covers the whole line. The next phase will be to add more period pictures, expanded commentary, photographs of original documents and many other items. The background work on the next phase is underway. I hope you enjoy the journey throughout 2008.

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Four minute cinefilm clip of Swindon to Andover from 10/9/1961 courtesy of Mr K Saunders added 14th January 2006. Click here to view it. (file size 14.7mb)

A great book published in December 2004 on the Banbury to Cheltenham Direct Railway by Bob Brown, Neil Parkhouse and Stanley Jenkins. Click here for details.

For details about a new book written by Rosa Matheson, published on 13th July 2006, about Swindon's 'Trip' click here.

New book published 2nd November 2006 majoring on the M&SWJR. Click here for details.

New book entitled 'Swindon Engineman' containing information on the M&SWJR published December 2006. Click here for details.

Hand build a M&SWJR locomotive added 7th January 2007. Click here for more information

Stop Press! Class 43 HST 125 passes by Swindon Town platform sign. Click here for details

Four minutes of home video of Chedworth and Foss Cross stations courtesy of Mr M Wilkins added 9th February 2007. Click here to view it. (file size 14.5mb)

Very interesting new M&SWJR book published May 2007. Click here for details.

Excellent new book by Roger Day entitled 'Savernake at War' published in June 2007. Click here for details and Roger's booksigning in Marlborough.

Pictures, courtesy of Chris Walker, of his 45 feet Swindon Town Station 'O' gauge layout added 13th August 2007. Click here to view the layout.

Superb new book launched at 'Steam' on 15th September 2007. Click here for pictures of the event and details.

Andover to Ludgershall in 2006 in eBook form by Nigel Alexander added 12th December 2007. Find out more by clicking here. A small selection of pictures from Nigel's superb eBook can be viewed by clicking here.

With petrol and diesel now over £1 a litre steam makes a comeback.......!

M&SWJR Working Timetable from 1901 courtesy of Tom Smith added 9th March 2008. Click here to view.

Pictures of the Savernake area c.1960 courtesy of Marie Dixon added 26th April 2008

Pictures of Swindon Town and Rushey Platt in the 1970's and 1980's courtesy of Norman Whitworth added 26th April 2008

A Swindon Town station staff photograph taken c.1920, added 26th April 2008, can be viewed by clicking here. The picture has a 6Mb file size so the M&SWJR detailing can be seen.

Beers of the M&SWJR! Real Ale Weekend at the Swindon & Cricklade Railway added 4th May 2008

Tony Robinson and Phil Harding from Time Team and their link with the Collingbourne's added 4th May 2008

Items brought to the Cricklade presentation on 21st May 2008 added 26th May 2008

'What's left of the line?' added 26th May 2008

What does the M&SWJR have in common with the FA Cup. Find out more via this addition to the website added 26th May 2008. Many thanks to Peter Rutter whose period pictures and excellent OO Gauge Chiseldon layout feature.

Swindon & Cricklade Railway 30th Anniversary celebration 25th-26th May 2008, added 26th May 2008

Superb scratchbuilt 7mm scale model of No. 1121 as rebuilt by the GW in 1924 by Peter Brookbanks can be viewed by clicking here.

Many period pictures, extra commentary and other items will be added soon

Please feel free to send me an e-mail by clicking here and typing a note. These messages will not appear in the guestbook, which I set up on 2nd October 2006 to allow visitors to share memories, knowledge or post questions about this line (see top of the left navigation bar).

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