Constituents of the Midland & South Western Junction Railway | Formed from the Swindon, Marlbrough & Andover Railway 1873, Swindon & Cheltenham Extension Railway 1881. | Midland & South Western Junction Railway 1884, to Great Western Railway 1923, Western Region to 1950, 1950 to 1958 divided Western Region Northern part - Southern Region Southern part to North of Grafton, Western Region to closure in 1961. |
Midland & South Western Junction Railway | |||
Steam Locomotives | Coaching Stock | Goods Vehicles | Private Owner Wagons |
General | Stations of the M&SWJR |
MAG | DATE ISSUE | COMMENT | |
STEAM LOCOMOTIVES | |||
SWINDON, MARLBOROUGH & ANDOVER RAILWAY | |||
2-4-0T No. 10 (see comments) | MRN | Jun-66 | Beyer Peacock 1884 - 2465, Titled as No.10 from the included photo. This has caused some confusion, originaly to be numbers 8, 9, 10 only number 8 could be paid for but the photo had already been taken. MSWJ No.29. l/p 10/66, 11/66 |
0-6-0T No. 1 | MRN | May-61 | Dubs & Co 1881 - 1482-4. Numbered 1, 2, 3. Only No.1 renumbered MSWJ No.30. Drawing lists North British as builder but Dubs was still independent at this time. l/p 06/61 |
MIDLAND & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY | |||
2-4-0 No. 10, 11, 12 | MRN | Mar-63 | Dubs & Co 1894 - 3165, 3166, 3167. GWR 1334-6. l/p 04/63, 05/63 |
2-4-0 GWR No. 1334 | RM | May-68 | Dubs & Co 1894 - 3165, M&SWJctR No.10, GWR 1334-6. |
0-6-0T No. 4, 13 | MRN | Apr-62 | Dubs & Co 1894 - 3164, 3168. GWR 825, 843. |
4-4-4T No.s 17, 18 | RM | Mar-66 | Sharp Stewart & Co. 1897, to GWR as No.s 25, 27. 25 withdrawn 1927. 27 rebuilt 1925 withdrawn 1929 see sketch. |
COACHING STOCK | |||
SWINDON, MARLBOROUGH & ANDOVER RAILWAY | |||
4w Brake third | MRN | Nov-45 | Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co. 1881. Two compartment. |
6w 2nd/3rd composite | MRN | Nov-45 | Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co. 1881. 3 - 2nd & 3 - 3rd compartments, also there was a 32' 10" 1st/2nd on same underframe. |
MIDLAND & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY | |||
An MSWJR Carriage for the Ludgershall Express | HMRS | 04-06/1997 Vol 16-2 | MSWJR bogie 3rd class coaches Nos. 27-30 and 35-41 drawing side and both ends. |
GOODS VEHICLES | |||
10 ton (12') Single Bolster Wagon | RM | Dec-76 | 207 |
10 ton Flat - Furniture Wagon | RM | Apr-77 | 211 |
10 ton Dumb Buffered Single Bolster Wagon | RM | Jul-77 | 209 |
10 ton Goods Van | RM | Jun-75 | 303 |
10 ton High Sided Wagon | MRC | May-70 | 56 of 1917 |
10 ton Trolley Wagon | MRN | Aug-63 | 212 |
8 ton Goods Van Through Pipe | MRN | Dec-61 | 158 |
Private Owner Wagons | |||
MARLBOROUGH GAS COMPANY, 12 ton coal wagon | MRC | Jan-68 | MARLBOROUGH GAS COMPANY, pic 12 ton No.4 GloucesterRC&WC 1906 reg M&SWJRy. |
General | |||
Liveries of the pre-grouping railways 39: The M & S W J R | BRM | Jan-04 | Livery drawings - 4-4-4T No.18, 10 ton Trolley Wagon No.212, 6w 2nd/3rd composite No.25. Pictures - 0-6-0T No.13 early version, 4-4-0 No.6 post 1913, former SM&A 6w third No.20 as refurbished in 1896, open wagon No.162 as delivered in 1896. |
100 YEARS of a COTSWOLD RAILWAY LINE 1 | BT | 11-12/1992 Vol 6-6 | Article & pics |
100 YEARS of a COTSWOLD RAILWAY LINE 2 | BT | 01-02/1993 Vol 7-1 | Article & pics |
Locomotives off the peg | BT | 09-10/1992 Vol 6-5 | Article - reference to No.14 2-6-0 & pic. |
The Avonside Engine Company of Bristol | BT | 07-08/1993 Vol 7-4 | Article - picture of SM&AR 0-4-4T single fairlie No.4 1882 (on six months loan from September 1881), withdrawn 1892 and its boiler ended as a stationary boiler at Cirencester. Built for the Fairlie Engine & Rolling Stock Co works No.1244 for the Paris Exhibition of 1878. See also note in The Railway Magazine 09-10/1943 Vol 89-547. |
The Midland & South Western Junction Line Revisited | BT | 05/1995 Vol 9-5 | pics 1961 |
Ludgershall - change for Tidworth | HMRS | 07-09/1996 Vol 15-11 | Article - short history of this station and the army branch to Tidworth and its troop trains. |
Coach lighting on the Midland & South Western Junction Railway | HMRS | 10-12/1995 Vol 15-08 | Notes and queries - on the changes of lighting as a result of the MR coaches purchased. |
ANDOVERSFORD STATION SIGNAL BOX | MRC | Mar-62 | Sketch diamentioned for 4mm scale |
CRICKLADE SIGNAL BOX | MRN | Jan-69 | M&SWJR |
Ludgershall Post 1963 Track Layout to Ordnance Depot | MRN | Nov-69 | Sketch Map of Ludgershall Track Layout |
Savernake Forest Ammunition Sidings | MRN | Oct-69 | Sketch Map of Savernake Track Layout |
Ludgershall to Tidworth - the military line | RBL | 07/2000 Vol 5-8 | Article - Track plan Ludgershall 1936, Tidworth 1936 l/p 12/2000 |
NOT OFTEN SEEN - Swindon's other station | RBL | 08/2004 Vol 9-9 | Article - Four pictures of Swindon Town station |
CHELTENHAM SPA St. JAMES - GWR | RM | Apr-70 | Signal box diagram |
LUGGERSHALL SIGNAL BOX | RM | Sep-02 | M&SWJR (1901) to S Reg 1950 to 1958 |
PERHAM SIGNAL BOX | RM | Sep-02 | M&SWJR (1901) to S Reg 1950 to 1958 |
CRICKLADE, CHEDWORTH & SOUTH CERNEY | RM | Jul-55 | Track plans |
Along the Tiddly Dyke | St W | Mar-94 | Article & pics M&SWJR Memories south of Swindon. |
Along the Tiddly Dyke | St W | Apr-94 | Article & pics M&SWJR Memories north of Swindon. |
My Cotswold station and its 'Scottish Express' | St W | 05/1990 No.35 | Article - Cheltenham - Leckhampton - pics. |
Savernake Country Crossroads | St W | Aug-97 | Article - diagram of stations & pics. |
Savernake for Kings | St W | Sep-97 | Article - events on 18 July 1959 & pics. |
Travels Through Gloucestershire | St W | Dec-96 | Article & pics Gloucestershire 1958 |
An M & S W J R Survivor - Pertinent Paragraphs. | TRM | 08/1938 Vol 83-494 | Pertinent Paragraphs - on the use of 2-4-0 GWR No.1335 (MSWJR No.11) on Lambourn branch train. |
Developments on the M S W J Section, Great Western Railway - Pertinent Paragraphs. | TRM | 05/1933 Vol 72-431 | Pertinent Paragraphs - on the alteration of connections between Marlborough and Stevernake together with other notes. |
Further Notes on the M. & S. W. J. R. - Pertinent Paragraphs | TRM | 07/1932 Vol 71-421 | Pertinent Paragraphs - on additional snippets of information. |
M&SWJR 4-4-0 No.1 | TRM | 03-04/1944 Vol 90-550 | Picture - frontispiece |
Midland & South Western Junction Railway Notes - Notes and News | TRM | 07-08/1943 Vol 89-546 | Notes and News - notes on 1914-18 war service over the line. |
Notes on the M. & S. W. J. R. - Pertinent Paragraphs | TRM | 06/1932 Vol 70-420 | Pertinent Paragraphs - on additional snippets of information. |
Rolling Stock Statistics, Midland & South Western Junction Railway - The Why And The Wherefore | TRM | 08/1951 Vol 97-604 | The Why And The Wherefore - at grouping 1923 it owned 29 locomotives, 134 coaching vehicles, 260 freight vehicles, and 119 service vehicles. |
Savernake, a Railway Crossroads in Wiltshire - 1 | TRM | 02/1958 Vol 104-682 | Article - on the area around Savernake with map & pics original layout. |
Savernake, a Railway Crossroads in Wiltshire - 2 | TRM | 03/1958 Vol 104-683 | Article - on the area around Savernake with map & pics amended layout. |
The 0-4-4 Tank Locomotive - Part 2 | TRM | 05/1963 Vol 109-745 | Article - including mentioned in text and picture of SM&AR Fairlie's Patent No.4 and mentioned in text M&SWJR No.15. |
The Midland & South Western Junction Locomotives - What The Railways Are Doing | TRM | 02/1938 Vol 82-488 | What The Railways Are Doing - list of the six ex M&SWJR locomotives that remain in existance. |
The Midland & South Western Junction Railway [ No. I] | TRM | 03/1932 Vol 70-417 | Article - early history and on the line leaving Cheltenham Lansdown Station to Swindon Town. The line under the GWR , and a map of the railway. Picture - of M&SWJR 4-4-0 as GWR No.1123. |
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway [No. II.] | TRM | 04/1932 Vol 70-418 | Article - on the line leaving Swindon Town to Andover Junction. The sevices under the GWR , and the serviving locomotives including pictures of some original locomotives and their rebuilt state. See also Pertinent Paragraphs 06/1932 Vol 70-420 for additional note. |
The Passing of the Midland & South Western Junction Railway | TRM | 11/1961 Vol 107-727 | Article - on the railways history in the light of its closure. |
Stations of the M&SWJR | |||
ANDOVER JUNCTION - LSWR | |||
ANDOVERSFORD JUNCTION - GWR | |||
ANDOVERSFORD & DOWDESWELL | |||
BLUNSDON | |||
CHARLTON KINGS - GWR | |||
CHEDWORTH HALT | |||
CHELTENHAM LECKHAMPTON - GWR | |||
CHELTENHAM SPA LANSDOWN - MR | |||
CHELTENHAM SPA MALVERN ROAD - GWR | |||
CHELTENHAM SPA St. JAMES - GWR | |||
CHISELDON | |||
CHISELDON CAMP HALT | |||
CIRENCESTER WATERMOOR | |||
COLLINGBOURNE | |||
COLLINGBOURNE KINGSTON HALT | |||
CRICKLADE | |||
FOSS CROSS | |||
GRAFTON & BURBAGE | |||
LANSDOWN JUNCTION | |||
LUDGERSHALL | |||
MARLBOROUGH | |||
MOREDON HALT | |||
OGBOURNE | |||
RED POST JUNCTION | |||
RUSHEY PLATT | |||
SAVERNAKE | |||
SOUTH CERNEY | |||
SWINDON TOWN | |||
TIDWORTH | |||
WEYHILL | |||
WITHINGTON HALT | |||