Highworth Branch Line
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66086 at the start of the now-overgrown branchline.
Rail Tour at Highworth in 1954
The Highworth Branch Line was a railway line in Swindon, England. It ran from the main Swindon railway station to the town of Highworth 5 miles (8.0 km) away. It operated a service for paying passengers from 9 May 1883 until 2 March 1953 and the section from Highworth to Kingsdown Road closed completely in 1962.[1]
References
- ↑ Vaughan, Adrian (2015). "Railways Through the Vale of the White Horse". Crowood. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
Bibliography
- Smith, Tom M.; Heathcliffe, Greg S. (1979). An Illustrated History of the Highworth Branch: Originally the Swindon & Highworth Light Railway. Wild Swan Publications.
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