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==Origin==
==Background==


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The loop provides holding facilities for trains from the Badminton Line heading towards Swindon. It isn't accessible from the Main Line, although it does run alongside the Up Main line for part of its length.


==Extension of Up Goods Loop==
==Extension of Up Goods Loop==

Revision as of 14:24, 14 March 2020

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Background

The loop provides holding facilities for trains from the Badminton Line heading towards Swindon. It isn't accessible from the Main Line, although it does run alongside the Up Main line for part of its length.

Extension of Up Goods Loop

401 points were relaid and the useable length of the Up Goods Loop was extended by 68 yards in December 1978:

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Further Reading

Wootton Bassett Stations on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootton_Bassett_railway_station