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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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Cricklade is a small town in north Wiltshire in England, on the River Thames, situated midway between Swindon and Cirencester. ...
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Hayes Knoll is a hamlet between Swindon and Cricklade in Wiltshire. ...
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Blunsdon railway station is a heritage railway station serving the village of Blunsdon, north of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. ...
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Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway (MSWJR) was, until the 1923 Grouping, a wholly independent railway built to form a link between the Midland (MidR) and London and South Western Railways (LSWR) allowing MidR and Great Western Railway (GWR) trains, inter alia, to reach the port of Southampton. ...
, For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ...
Cricklade is a small town in north Wiltshire in England, on the River Thames, situated midway between Swindon and Cirencester. ...
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. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Cricklade is a small town in north Wiltshire in England, on the River Thames, situated midway between Swindon and Cirencester. ...
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. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...
Blunsdon railway station is a heritage railway station serving the village of Blunsdon, north of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. ...
Hayes Knoll is a hamlet between Swindon and Cricklade in Wiltshire. ...
Locomotives - Steam Locomotives
- Great Western Railway 4-6-0 Tender Engine No. 7903 Foremarke Hall currently on loan to the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway
- 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.
- Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T No 1857. Has been sold to a private owner and left the railway
- Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST Swordfish No 2139. Undergoing a boiler Overhaul with the chassis complete, expected to be finished in 2008.
- Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST Salmon No 2139. Undergoing final stages of Overhaul with it just needing to be reassembled, planned to return to traffic in December 2007.
- Hunslet 0-6-0ST Gunby No 2413. Awaiting a major restoration until other engines are finished but is currently in the engine shed.
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST Richard Trevithick No 2354. Undergoing a ten-yearly overhaul.
- Diesel Locomotives
- BR Class 03 0-6-0DM nos. D2022 and D2152. Only D2022 currently runs and is a useful substitute to a steam loco, 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. Undergoing a major bodywork Overhaul and repaint.
- 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. The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...
A Finnish 4-6-0, built by Tampella in 1915 In the Whyte notation, a 4-6-0 is a railroad steam locomotive that has a two-axle leading truck followed by three driving axles. ...
GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class, no. ...
A typical Hudswell Clarke Diesel Locomotive from the 1950s Hudswell Clarke was an engineering and locomotive building company in Leeds, founded in 1860. ...
0-6-0 is also the emergency telephone number in Mexico, similar to the United Statess 9-1-1. ...
R and W Hawthorn Ltd was a Locomotive manufacterer in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ...
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ...
A typical Hudswell Clarke Diesel Locomotive from the 1950s Hudswell Clarke was an engineering and locomotive building company in Leeds, founded in 1860. ...
Andrew Barclay & Sons Co. ...
Andrew Barclay & Sons Co. ...
Hunslet is a working class area of inner-city south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ...
Andrew Barclay & Sons Co. ...
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four wheels, all of which are driven. ...
This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...
The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BRs most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. ...
D3312 at Kings Cross, 1963 in British Railways green livery 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975 in British Rail blue livery. ...
Class 73, no. ...
A Bo-Bo is in UIC notation a locomotive with two four-wheeled bogies with all axles powered. ...
1916-built John Fowler & Co. ...
1916-built John Fowler & Co. ...
1916-built John Fowler & Co. ...
Built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. ...
Class 207, no. ...
Stations Blunsdon railway station is a heritage railway station serving the village of Blunsdon, north of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. ...
Hayes Knoll is a hamlet between Swindon and Cricklade in Wiltshire. ...
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List of railway museums in the United Kingdom is a list of railway museums in the United Kingdom. ...
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Kerr Stuart Tatoo locomotive with passenger train. ...
The Appleby Frodingham Railway preservation society based at Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. ...
The Avon Valley Railway is a two mile long heritage railway between Oldland Common and Bitton in South Gloucestershire, England. ...
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The Bideford & Instow Railway Group in Devon are âcommitted to the reopening of the Barnstaple to Bideford branch of the old London and South Western Railway. ...
Sheffield Park Station Exterior The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ...
GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ...
The Bowes Railway built by Robert Stephenson is the worlds only preserved rope-hauled railway system in the world, according the note below. ...
The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway is located near Sittingbourne in Kent. ...
, The Bristol Industrial Museum (grid reference ST585722) is a museum in Bristol, England. ...
The *Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ...
The Cambrian Railway Society (not to be confused with the nearby Cambrian Railway Trust) is located in Oswestry, Shropshire, England, and plans to restore the branch line from Blodwel to Nantmawr as a heritage railway. ...
The Cambrian Railways Trust (not to be confused with the nearby Cambrian Railway Society) is a heritage railway based at Llynclys near Oswestry, Shropshire. ...
Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. ...
The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is located to the east of Oxford, England. ...
The current Wallingford end of the line, with locomotive 701 The Cholsey end of the line, with main line platforms to left and the Wallingford platform to right The Cholsey & Wallingford Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in the English county of Oxfordshire. ...
Winston Churchill at the popular 1940s weekend Steam in the Churnet valley The Churnet Valley Railway is a 5 and 1/4 mile long standard gauge heritage railway based at Cheddleton station to the East of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. ...
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15 (0. ...
Description The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham station, near Halstead in Essex, United Kingdom. ...
The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Okehampton in Devon. ...
The Dean Forest Railway is a 4. ...
The Derwent Valley Light Railway is a heritage railway link based at Murton to the east of the city of York. ...
// Description The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a microscopic heritage railway in Kent, England. ...
LMS Class 3F Jinty 0-6-0T No. ...
Locomotive 30075 pulls into Cranmore station The East Somerset Railway operates a 2. ...
Stations Wirksworth Idridgehay (proposed) Shottle (proposed) Duffield (proposed) - Transfer to main line services. ...
The Eden Valley Railway is located near Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria. ...
The Elsecar Steam Railway is located on the old Great Central Railway freight-only branch from a junction near Mexborough in Barnsley, Yorkshire, built to serve collieries and ironworks. ...
The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ...
The Epping Ongar Railway operates on a preserved railway along the final section of the old Great Eastern Railway and London Underground Central Line branch line between Epping and Ongar, with an intermediate station at North Weald. ...
This is unrelated to the Foxfield railway station in Cumbria. ...
GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ...
It has been suggested that Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre be merged into this article or section. ...
The Great Whipsnade Railway is a 2ft 6in (762mm) gauge narrow gauge heritage railway that operates within the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park. ...
The Helston Railway Preservation Company is a heritage railway trying to rebuild part of the branch line linking Gwinear Road (on the Cornish Main Line) to Helston, in Cornwall, England. ...
Hythe Pier from the Hythe shore The pier with the pier train The landward station, with depot and spare locomotive More detail on the spare locomotive The pier head station Contrasting forms of the two ferries Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry together provide a transport...
Vintage carriage and O2 Class 0-4-4T no. ...
Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Platform, Oxenhope Railway Station, terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (photo by Nigel Homer, 2006) Damems Junction signal box The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire...
The Norwegian climbing into Tenterden Town Station The Kent and East Sussex Railway, shown with other railway lines in Kent and East Sussex. ...
Kirklees light railway is a Narrow gauge railway in Kirklees, consisting of 8 miles (13 km) of 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line running along an old branch line which used to connect Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with the main Sheffield-Huddersfield line. ...
Fairburn tank 42085 at Lakeside station. ...
The Lappa Valley Steam Railway is of 15 (375mm) gauge. ...
The Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall operates for 2 miles, on a 2ft (600mm) gauge. ...
The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ...
The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) is a narrow-gauge light railway in the town of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England It operates on a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, and is just under 3mi (4. ...
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (L&B) opened as an independent railway in May 1898. ...
Rebuilt SR West Country Class 34016 Bodmin at Alton station. ...
Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ...
The Middy in summer. ...
The Middleton Steam Railway is the worlds oldest working railway. ...
Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ...
Wansford station viewed from the road A view of the station at Peterborough Swedish B Class No. ...
The North Gloucestershire Railway (NGR) is a narrow gauge railway running alongside the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway at Toddington. ...
The North Norfolk Railway -- also known as the Poppy Line -- is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland. ...
The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association operates this 2-mile standard gauge preserved railway between the Stephenson Railway Museum and near to Percy Main metro station in North Shields. ...
A diesel train on the NYMR The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ...
Steam Locomotive 7646 Northampton officially named by the Mayor of Northampton The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire England, and is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Northampton. ...
The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1½ mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, SW of Northampton. ...
The Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre operates nearly ten miles of the old Great Central Railway main line in Nottingham. ...
A steam train leaving Kingswear railway station The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates from Paignton to Kingswear along the former Dartmouth and Torbay Railway line, in Devon, England. ...
In 1968 the former Midland Railway main line from London to Manchester (originally built as the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway), was closed between Matlock and Buxton in Derbyshire. ...
The Perrygrove Railway is a Minimum Gauge Railway running on 15 inch gauge track. ...
The Plym Valley Railway is part of the closed Yelverton - Launceston branch line of the Great Western Railway in Cornwall. ...
The terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway at Dalegarth Station near Boot. ...
The Ribble Steam Railway, located on Preston Docks, is a recently formed project, which opened to the public in September 2005. ...
Two 15in trains Preparing train in Hythe The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ...
Excalibur at Rudyard Lake Steam Railway The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is a superb minimum gauge railway and the third railway of any gauge to run along the side of Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire. ...
The Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway is a heritage railway operated by the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the United Kingdom. ...
Seaton Tramway The Seaton Tramway is a 838 mm (2 ft 9 in) narrow gauge tram line which operates over a former axed British Rail (BR) branch line in Seaton, Devon. ...
LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ...
The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway operates a 2ft (610mm) gauge railway line from Sittingbourne to the banks of the The Swale. ...
The South Devon Railway Trust is a charity organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart. ...
Polish locomotive. ...
Jinty 47493. ...
Stainmore Railway Company is a volunteer run non-profit company aiming to restore Kirkby Stephen East railway station in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England. ...
The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. ...
Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ...
Austerity type saddle tank with train Industrial tank engines on shed. ...
Map sources for Telford Steam Railway at grid reference SJ676075 The Telford Steam Railway is a small heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire. ...
Half-way station VER Carriages Detail of the tracks in front of the carriage shed showing the electrified third rail. ...
// Line History The Weardale Railway was set up to operate trains along the former North Eastern Railway branch from Bishop Auckland to Eastgate, County Durham. ...
The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10. ...
A ticket issued by the Wensleydale Railway in 2003. ...
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ...
The Wisbech and March Bramleyline is an embryonic heritage railway that aims to reinstate services over the disused March to Wisbech line. ...
Yaxham Light Railway is a narrow gauge light railway situated adjacent to Yaxham railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ...
Centres and Museums: Barrow Hill Engine Shed • Birmingham Museum • Bressingham Steam Museum • Buckinghamshire Centre • Coventry Centre • Darlington Centre and Museum • Didcot Centre • East Anglian Railway Museum • Kew Bridge Steam Museum • Mangapps Museum • Moseley Trust • National Museum, York • Rutland Museum • Shildon Museum • Swindon Steam Museum • The Railway Age, Crewe • Walthamstow Pump House The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ...
The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust in Birmingham, England operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ...
70013, Oliver Cromwell, at Bressingham, May 2004 Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and garden centre located at Bressingham, west of Diss in Norfolk, England. ...
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ...
Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ...
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the worlds first steam powered passenger railway. ...
General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ...
The museum and station The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ...
Kew Bridge Steam Museum houses a museum of water delivery and a collection of steam engines including the worlds largest running steam engine. ...
The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ...
The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. ...
Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ...
Steam Hauled passenger train Demonstration of a Goods Train The Rutland Railway Museum occupies an area of nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²) on part of the former Midland Railway mineral branch line in Rutland. ...
Outside the main building at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham The Locomotion Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and History (NMSI). ...
Steam railway trains are hard to make and and put together some times you can get burnt and hurt that why some works make arms and legs for the people ...
The Railway Age is a Railway Museum in Crewe, England. ...
The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum is a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 1800s. ...
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