Private company
Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Transport company
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway (M&SWJR) was an independent railway built to form a north–south link between the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway in England, allowing the Midland and other companies' trains to reach the port of Southampton. The M&SWJR was formed in 1884 from the amalgamation of the Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway and the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Midland and South Western Junction Railway (M&SWJR) was an independent railway built to form a north–south link between the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway in England, allowing the Midland and other companies' trains to reach the port of Southampton. The M&SWJR was formed in 1884 from the amalgamation of the Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway and the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway. The line was absorbed by the Great Western Railway at the 1923 grouping of the railways, and became part of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The railway closed to passengers in 1961, and to goods between 1964 and 1970. A small part of it has been reopened as the heritage Swindon and Cricklade Railway.2
Corporate structure
Midland and South Western Junction Railway sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Midland and South Western Junction Railway
- Andoversford Line Owned · United Kingdom
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Midland and South Western Junction Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Andoversford Line
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Products and brands
Co-operation from the Great Western
More surprisingly, Fay negotiated a cooperative arrangement with the GWR. That company was to double its line between Andoversford and Cheltenham, and to install additional block posts (enabling closer headways), and to permit M&SWJR trains to call at intermediate stations on that line. The M&SWJR agreed to abandon a proposed new line from Andoversford to Winchcombe, north of Cheltenham, which would have by-passed the GWR section of route. The proposal is likely to have been tactical. The arrangements were confirmed by agreements of 14 March and 10 April 1899, and represented the pinnacle of the achievements of the general manager, Sam Fay.
Train services
On the opening of the entire M&SWJR line, the passenger train service was not well organised, but in 1892 two complete trains (locomotive and carriages) were borrowed from the LSWR and these worked fast trains between Southampton and Cheltenham until M&SWJR stock was available. The best trains ran before the start of World War I, taking 2 h 27 min northbound and 2 h 36 min southbound between Southampton West (now renamed Central) and Cheltenham, a distance of 94+3⁄4 miles (152.5 km). Through coaches were taken on by the Midland Railway to various destinations including Sheffield, Manchester, Bradford and Leeds.
From Wikipedia’s article on Midland and South Western Junction Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- Andoversford Line
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by Great Western Railway1
Timeline
- 1884Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaMidland and South Western Junction Railway
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ536878
Sources
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