Swindon & Cricklade Railway

Our mixed traffic gala takes place on the 22nd and 23rd June! Featuring ex-GWR tank 5619, BR(s) Class 73 E6003 "Sir Herbert Walker" and DMU Class 119, 51074 and 51104. And on Saturday only, our resident Class 08 and 09 will be out for a spin! A great day for enthusiasts and families alike!

Another weekend coming up with bargain fares for children. Only £1 for each child, when accompanied by a fare paying adult. Services start at 10.30 from Blunsdon station, with regular trains throughout the day. You can also join the train at Taw Valley Halt , on the edge of Mouldon Hill Country Park. Trains will now be diesel hauled on the Saturday, with steam taking over on the Sunday.

Passing the time before the first service of the morning. Photo by Luke Webster-May

We will be operating to our Orange Timetable on Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, with the first departure at 10.30 from Blunsdon. The originally scheduled steam loco will unfortunately not be available, and services will now be operated by two of our heritage diesels - class 09 diesel on Saturday and the class 73 electro diesel on Sunday.

The Bar is open! Join us for day 2 of our Real Ale and Cider festival! #beer #cider #festival #food #music #trains #railway

A quick update on tomorrow's services (Sunday) - due to a technical problem with the scheduled steam loco, the timetable will be operated by one of our heritage diesel locos, with services starting at Blunsdon at 10.30. The Beer & Cider festival will be in full swing, with live music at scheduled times.

The festival is in full swing! Plenty of time to join us!

The bar is open! Come join us for our Real Ale and Cider festival! #ale #cider #steam #railway #festival

A fantastic video about our wonderful railway. Thank you to Paul Wightwick for this lovely piece.

This Sunday, during our Real Ale & Cider festival the band Ladsladslads will be playing! Here is a video of them performing last year! There's still time to buy your tickets from our website!
https://swindon-cricklade-railway.org/… /real-ale-and-cider…/
See you all there!

Take time out this coming Bank Holiday (25th to 27th May) to visit the Ale and Cider Festival at the S&CR.
14 Real Ales and 7 Ciders from Wiltshire's very own Three Castles Brewery
Relax to the entertainment from some superb local bands.
... Groove Radicals on Saturday afternoon, PULSE on Saturday Evening. Lads, Lads, Lads on Sunday afternoon, PULSE on Sunday Evening.
SPECIAL LIMITED OFFER - Buy your £5 entry ticket to the Ale & Cider Festival ONLINE and get your first 1/2 pint FREE!
https://swindon-cricklade-railway.org/… /real-ale-and-cider…/
Steam Trains run to the Orange Timetable, but refreshments are served all weekend! Train Ticket prices as per website.
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Sunday is the second day of our Behind the Scenes weekend, and there will be more opportunities to drive this loco for a fiver. So take a trip up to Hayes Knoll, see our loco fleet, and get your experience. For operational reasons, public services will now be operated by our class 73 mainline diesel.

Our "Behind the Scenes" weekend is almost upon us - two days where you can get to see and experience some of the unseen areas of the railway. You can get close up to the various steam,diesel and vintage carriage restoration projects, and enjoy the experience of the" Driver for a Fiver" activity with one of our resident diesel shunters at Hayes Knoll station. Various displays will be located around the railway and several special events are planned - Miniature Railway operatin...g 11.00 to 15.00 on Saturday.
Railway Museum opening on Sunday, displaying the super- detailed Ogbourne layout.
Wartime Museum opening on Sunday.
An then of course there is always the train ride, behind visiting Great Western loco 5619 (courtesy of the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust).
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Come and get to know a bit more about our railway - how did it come about and how did it develop ? How does it operate ? How does restoration take place ? And what does it feel like to have a go at driving one of our diesel locomotives - try it in our "Driver for a fiver " activity. Normal regular services will be operated by visiting steam loco 5619 (courtesy of the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust).

Here's another good reason to visit us this weekend. A chance to see the Ogbourne layout built by Peter Rutter and now on display in the S&CR museum.

You can now buy your Real Ale & Cider festival EVENT TICKET on our website now! Special Online Offer! Buy your Entry Ticket online and get your first 1/2 Pint Free!
Ticket includes your Pint Glass.
Please note that this is your event ticket ONLY, train tickets are available from the shop.

Following considerable mechanical, electrical and internal refurbishment our unique class 119 DMU is scheduled to operate the Hayes Knoll shuttles during the Sunday of this coming weekend's Diesel Gala .

Please help us and our friends the 35011 General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society secure some money to help finish constructing the "Barn" area in blunsdon car park where GSN currently resides.
Visit their page to see the full instructions on how to nominate us both. Or See below: 1. Visit https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-f or-good/ and click ‘Nominate now’
... 2. Enter the S&CRs charity number 1067447 and it should confirm it’s the Swindon and Crickldate Railway.
3. In the Charity type field select Heritage Arts
4. Enter your details
5. In the “Why are you nominating this charity?” section state that “The S&CR and GSNLRS need help to secure the long term future of one of Britains most important steam locomotives” or something similar along those lines
The closing date for nominations is Friday 17 May 2019. In order to be successful we need as many nominations as possible and would be extremely grateful if all our members and supporters took the time to nominate us. It only takes 2 minutes to complete the form and we’d appreciate our supporters help with this particular appeal.
Thank you
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