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Trains now pulling to Taw Valley

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Spartan approacing the new station past houses in Oakhurst
After years of planning and thou- pick up passengers on the edge of
sands of hours of voluntary labour by the park. We’ve had to see our way
members of the Swindon & Cricklade through lots of planning and envi-
Railway Society, trains are now pull- ronmental issues, as well as a great
ing into and picking up passengers at deal of hard work such as rebuilding
Taw Valley Halt station on the edge a bridge and laying railways lines to
of Mouldon Hill Country Park, off safe running standards.
Thamesdown Drive. “But we can now offer everyone
Passengers can take a four mile a better experience and we would
round trip pulled by the society’s like to invite everybody to visit us
recently purchased steam locomo- at Taw Valley or Blunsdon over the
tive Spartan, or a diesel engine, Easter Holidays.”
from the park, past Oakhurst to the The society is now building the
society’s base at Blunsdon Station, line to the outskirts of Cricklade.
then onwards to Hayes Knoll. For details of train times call
Society vice-chairman Dave 01793 771615 or visit
Peacey said: “It’s taken a long time www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
to get to the point where we can See the advert on page 28.

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