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Swindon to Gloucester Line, The by Colin G. Maggs w dust jacket
The Swindon to Gloucester Line by Colin G. Maggs
Hard cover with dust jacket
Copyright Colin G. Maggs, 1991
112 pages
Contents
Map of the Linevi
The Cheltenham & Great Western (Can not put these two words together) Union Railway1
Kemble to Gloucester16
The Gauge Question21
Locomotives25
Steam Railmotors33
Locomotive Sheds42
GWR Buses46
Accidents47
Description of Route52
Train Services100
Cirencester Branch 103
Tetbury Branch106
Footplate Trip on an Auto Train107
Signal Boxes112
Bibliography113
Acknowledgements114
Swindon and Cheltenham are only 27 miles apart, but the railway connecting these two towns running via Gloucester is 44 miles in length in order to avoid impossibly steep gradients and lengthy tunnels.
Author Colin Maggs tells the full story of the Cheltenham and Great Western ( ebay does not allow you to put these two words together) Union Railway and traces its development from inception, through the planning and construction stages to its full opening in 1845 and the subsequent operation of the line up to the present day. Locomotives, engine sheds, train services and GWR bus services are all comprehensively described along with hitherto unpublished information regarding the GWR's first railmotor service which ran on the stretch between Chalford and Stonehouse. The branches to Cirencester and Tetbury, and an interesting chapter on the various mishaps and accidents which occurred on the line, are also included.
Drawing strongly on contemporary sources and illustrated with over 120 pictures, many of which have not been published before, this book provides an authoritative account of the history of this fascinating line.
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