Swindon Town Station 1968
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Swindon Town Station 1968
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: Unknown
The former Swindon Town Station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway that ran from Cheltenham to Andover. The gentleman standing on the platform will be waiting a long time for a passenger train as these were withdrawn in the early 1960's. By 1968 the only remaining traffic was to the oil depot just beyond the station, from the link with the main line at Rushey Platt, and even this was discontinued a few months after this photo was taken. The station itself is already in a sorry state in this picture with the buildings on the far platform in an advanced state of dereliction.
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Image Location
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51.549366
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-1.775261