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 2010.

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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.

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.

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

Grafton visits Leatherhead in Surrey! Click here to see the 2008 outing of this excellent layout at Scaleforum on 27th September.

Swindon & Cricklade Railway's inaugural meeting to build M&SWJR locomotive No.16, 31st January 2009. Click here to view the event.

Clips of Chiseldon station courtesy of Mr D Bailey added 24th February 2009. Click here to view them. (file size 12Mb)

Click here to see details of Peter Timms excellent new book 'In And Around Swindon Works, 1930-1960' published in June 2009. As the book is not available in bookshops, to obtain a copy Peter can be contacted at peter.timms@yahoo.co.uk.

History and plans of the Manchester and Southampton Railway courtesy and available from Chris Heaven added 17th October 2009

A superb article about the Andover to 'Luggy' turn written by railwayman Paul Kray added 17th October 2009

A MSWJR walk in September 1967 courtesy of Rowan Brockhurst added 17th November 2009

Great Western Railwayana Auction of a Andoversford to Notgrove key token and holder on 14/11/2009 added 31st December 2009 (More auction updates to follow in 2010)

Images of Moredon Power Station courtesy of Martin Scull added 31st December 2009

Images of Chedworth Station on 6th January 1960 courtesy of Malcolm Mitchell added 31st December 2009

Images of Andoversford, Cirencester Watermoor, Cricklade and Malmesbury taken by Colin Round in 1967 added 31st December 2009

Great Central Railwayana Auction of a Marlborough to Savernake West key token on 16/01/2010 added 17th January 2010

Aerial photographs over Marlborough Road roundabout, Swindon taken in April 2010 added 2nd May 2010

South Cerney Train Register from 1960 courtesy of Derek King added 1st June 2010

GWR 175 Anniversary Celebrations at Swindon & Cricklade Railway with City of Truro, June 2010 added 11th July 2010

A selection of pictures of Moredon Power Station including the demolition in 1979 added 11th July 2010

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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