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Next stop Moulden Hill. Railway Society celebrates anniversary in style
The Mayor of Swindon coun Derek Benfield waved the green flag which sent a steam engine on tracks laid across a newly restored bridge as
the Swindon and Cricklade Railway Society staged a weekend of events to celebrate its 25th anniversary on 20 and 21 September. The society
is planning more significant developments over the next few years as it lays track towards Moulden Hill country park, at the southern end of
Thamesdown Drive, where a station is proposed, opposite Taw Hill.
The engine set in stoppea running two years along the track later in the year.
motion by the may- earlier. Residents of Taw Hill should see
or's flag on the Sat- In all, three engines were steam rising to the west on the
urday was Great in steam during the week- other side of Thamesdown Drive
Western Railway's end, the first time the soci- by the middle of 2004.
number 7903, Fore- ety has been able to The society is always looking for
marke Hall, restored present more than two. additional assistance via voluntary
over 18 years of hard Saturday's activities took effort or through donations. Any-
work by society vol- place before a gathering of one able to help should contact
unteers. invited guests and on Sun- Jeff on 726807 or Russell Wear on
It was a special oc- day George Martin of 692588.
casion for member Beatles fame led the hon-
Dennis Kelly who ours.
spent time on the Jeff Austin, chairman The world of science
footplate of this en- and chief engineer, re-
Swindon & Cricklade Railway Society members getting ready on our doorstep
gine during his work- for the Mayor's visit, from left. Dale Young. Marc Bye. Alec garded the occasion as
ing life. marking major achieve- From October to December muse-
Brown, Ian Matthews by laying the first sleepers on the bridge
The bridge across close to Blunsdon Station, for nearly forty years ments by the society. "We ums, galleries, libraries and ar-
the River Ray was re- believe this is a monumen- chives across the South West of
stored by the society Below: enjoying a visit to the railway Bethan Lawrence. Mair tal event commemorating England will be hosting the region's
at a cost of £35.000. Lawrence, Alice Telling, Joshua Telling, Chris Matthews 25 years of success," he first Diversity Festival
The engine, whose said. "It represents a lot of Locally the Science Museum
sister. Hagley Hall' can be hard work put in by members Wroughton will be celebrating how
seen at the Great Western not only on the physical side but diverse cultures have contributed
Designer Outlet Centre on also in raising the necessary to the development of science,
former railway land in funds. We are now looking for- technology and engineering dur-
Rodbourne Road. was the ward to progressing towards ing an Open Weekend on Satur-
first to make the crossing Mouldon Hill." day 18 October and Sunday 19
since 1963 when the Swin- Planning permission for this October.
don and Cricklade Railway next stage of development has Details of opening times and free
ended its commercial life. already been received and the transportfrom the STEAM Museum
Passenger trains had society will be laying ballast can be found below.

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