The Swindon and Cricklade Railway is a heritage railway in Wiltshire, England, that operates on a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade. Swindon and Cricklade Railway is a registered charity. Preservation history The Swindon and Cricklade Railway Preservation Society was formed by a group of enthusiasts in November 1978 to reconstruct and preserve a section of the Midland & South Western Junction Railway that ran from Andover, Hampshire, to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The volunteer-operated railway has reopened three stations: , and , the headquarters of the line. Hayes Knoll features a restored signalbox that is operational during special events and a running/restoration shed. The length of the restored line is a little under . The line extends north to South Meadow Lane (a few hundred yards from the site of a proposed Farfield Lane halt) near Cricklade, and south to Taw Valley Halt on the outskirts of Swindon, near Mouldon Hill Country Park. A southern terminus, , is proposed within the park. Locomotives Steam locomotives Diesel locomotives BR Class 03 – 03 022. Returned to service in October 2019 after rebuild. BR Class 03 – D2152 – cut-down cab variant. In regular service. BR Class 97/6 – PWM651. Arrived from Strathspey Railway in August 2015. Operational. BR Class 08 – D3261. Restored to service in October 2010. BR Class 09 – 09 004. Undergoing overhaul. Intermittent service. BR Class 73 Bo-Bo electro-diesel Sir Herbert Walker No E6003. In service. Fowler Woodbine No 21442. In service. Fowler No 7342. In regular use on works trains. Fowler No 422003. In service. Diesel multiple units BR Class 119 unit 119 021 (formed of 51074+51104). Operational. BR Class 207 unit 207 203 (formed of 60127+60901). In service until destroyed in a fire on 20 May 2016. BR British Railways AC railbus no. W79978 undergoing restoration Specialist vehicles TASC 45 No. 98504, built by Plasser & Theurer for British Rail. A four-wheel vehicle with side-tipping dropside rear body, crew cab with mess facilities and a HIAB crane on the rear. Used regularly on works trains and on galas. Wickham Railcar No 9031 (Type 27 Mk III, Works No. 8089), a small four-wheeled vehicle for departmental use. Crew cab seating five. Smaller than normal railway vehicles to standard loading gauge, as it is roughly tall. Has no external couplings/drawbar or buffers. Undergoing overhaul, engine being replaced with