Highworth branch line
| Highworth branch line | |
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A train at the start of the now-overgrown branch line | |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Opened | 9 May 1883 |
| Closed |
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| Technical | |
| Line length | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The Highworth branch line was a short railway branch line to the northeast of Swindon, England, in use from 1883 to 1962. It was most successful as a goods line, particularly during wartime when it linked the Great Western Main Line to factories around the town. A small vestigial part of the line exists for this purpose.