num_pages: 96
description: The M&amp;SWJR was formed in 1884 by amalgamation of the Swindon, Marlborough &amp; Andover and the Swindon &amp; Cheltenham Extension railways. It provided a north–south link between the Midland and the London &amp; South Western railways through the heartland of the Great Western Railway. It also served several military establishments. It joined the Banbury &amp; Cheltenham Direct Railway at Andoversford with running rights to Cheltenham; its junction with the L&amp;SWR was at Andover. Passing west of the GWR station at Swindon it was sometimes referred to as ‘Swindon’s Other Railway’.The M&amp;SWJR was absorbed by the GWR in 1923. The line closed to passengers in 1961 and goods by 1970. The Swindon &amp; Cricklade heritage railway is based at Blunsdon. The trackbed from Chiseldon to Marlborough is now a cycleway.
language: English
title: The Midland & South Western Junction Railway Through Time
publisher: Amberley Publishing