 The large roundabout and two mini roundabouts The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, was constructed in 1972 and consists of one large roundabout containing 5 mini-roundabouts. It is located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C. Its name comes from the popular children's television series, The Magic Roundabout. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1896 KB) Magic Roundabout, Swindon, GB, picture taken by me, File links The following pages link to this file: Magic Roundabout (Swindon) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or...
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Swindon is a large town in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ...
A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ...
Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. ...
Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. ...
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Le Manège Enchanté (known in English as The Magic Roundabout) was a childrens television programme created in France in 1963 by Serge Danot. ...
It is an innovative system which was constructed after consultation with the British Road Research Laboratory. Traffic flow around the larger, inner roundabout is actually anti-clockwise, whereas traffic flows in the usual clockwise manner around the five mini-roundabouts and the outer loop. Originally established by the British Government in 1933, since privatisation in 1996 the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) in Crowthorne Berkshire is a private laboratory involved in all areas of road transport and environmental impact research, including vehicle crash tests. ...
Although the complex comes as a shock to the newcomer it is simple enough to traverse if each mini-roundabout is approached as a separate entity in turn. Local and regular users are profficient at traversing the complex which offers multiple paths between feeder roads. The flow rate of the complex is still highly impressive and is reckoned to be better than a modern junction could offer. Virtually the same overall configuration has been in place for over 30 years.
When the roundabout complex was first opened the mini-roundabouts were not permanently marked out and could be re-configured whilst the layout was fine tuned. A Police Officer was stationed at each mini roundabout during this pilot phase to oversee how drivers coped with the unique arrangement.
Such was the success of the Magic Roundabout that plans were mooted to build a similar complex just a short distance away to replace the traditional Greenbridge roundabout. The plan was not developed.
Whilst The Magic Roundabout occupies an important part of modern Swindon history the site itself has an interesting past. It is built over a section of the old Wilts and Berks canal. A narrow, stone built bridge of 1803 carried the old Saxon way known as Drove Road over the canal half a mile east of the town centre. Its site became covered by Drove Roundabout which was later redeveloped as the Magic Roundabout. A wharf occupied one edge and the area was known as The Marsh. The Wilts and Berks Canal Trust are currently in negotiations with Swindon Council to include plans to restore the canal through the town centre as part of the New Swindon Regeneration Framework. The restoration would utilise the route of the North Wilts Canal and not the main West Vale route that the Magic Roundabout sits over. The North Wilts canal was a separate branch which exited the town northwards through Moredon. Swindon is a large town in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. ...
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The Wilts and Berks Canal is a canal, originally in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England. ...
Swindon is a large town in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. ...
The Wilts and Berks Canal is a canal, originally in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England. ...
The Magic Roundabout is the crowning glory of Swindon's plethora of roundabouts of all sizes. Swindon is generally regarded by afficianados as the UK capital of roundabouts alongside rivals Basingstoke and Milton Keynes. A calendar is produced each year by The UK Roundabout Appreciation Society depicting the town's finest examples. Swindon is a large town in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. ...
Basingstoke railway station, as seen from Churchill Way. ...
Milton Keynes is a purpose-built, high-technology new city in South East England. ...
The Roundabout Appreciation Society (UKRAS) is a group of people in the United Kingdom that discuss various aspects of traffic roundabouts. ...
The official name of this roundabout used to be County Islands, although hardly anyone other than officials called it by this name. The official name was changed in the late 1990s to match its popular name. It is the subject of a pop song by local band XTC. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ...
XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ...
T-shirts are produced with a slogan regarding the magic roundabout.
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See also Sign approaching the Magic Roundabout in Swindon A Magic Roundabout (also known as a ring junction) is a road junction that consists of several mini-roundabouts surrounding what seems to be a large standard roundabout - one mini-roundabout for each road joining. ...
The Magic Roundabout or Funny Roundabout in Hemel Hempstead is the familiar name given to a complex road junction also known as the Moor End roundabout. ...
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