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The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a railway company intended to link Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon, in England. It was authorised in 1836 but it found it very hard to raise money for the construction, and it opened only a part of its line, between Swindon and Cirencester, in 1841. It sold its business to the Great Western Railway, which quickly built the line through to Gloucester in 1845 and Cheltenham in 1847; part of that route was shared with other companies.

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  • Die Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Swindon und Gloucestershire in Südwest-England. Die Gesellschaft wurde am 21. Juni 1836 gegründet. Der erste Abschnitt von Swindon nach Kemble und nach Cirencester wurde am 31. Mai 1841 eröffnet. Die Strecke von Kemble bis Gloucester wurde am 12. Mai 1845 eröffnet. Der Abschnitt von der Siedlung Standish nach Gloucester wurde gemeinsam mit genutzt. 1872 wurde die in der Breitspur von 2140 mm gebaute Strecke auf Normalspur umgebaut. Die 68 Kilometer lange Strecke wurde ab der Eröffnung an die Great Western Railway verpachtet wurde. Am 10. Mai 1844 übernahm die Great Western Railway die Gesellschaft. (de)
  • The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a railway company intended to link Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon, in England. It was authorised in 1836 but it found it very hard to raise money for the construction, and it opened only a part of its line, between Swindon and Cirencester, in 1841. It sold its business to the Great Western Railway, which quickly built the line through to Gloucester in 1845 and Cheltenham in 1847; part of that route was shared with other companies. From 1903 the route introduced railmotors, small self-powered coaches, that enabled the opening of numerous low-cost passenger stopping places. The Cirencester branch (as it had become) closed in 1964 but most of the 1845 network is still in use as a main passenger line between Swindon and Gloucester. (en)
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  • The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a railway company intended to link Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon, in England. It was authorised in 1836 but it found it very hard to raise money for the construction, and it opened only a part of its line, between Swindon and Cirencester, in 1841. It sold its business to the Great Western Railway, which quickly built the line through to Gloucester in 1845 and Cheltenham in 1847; part of that route was shared with other companies. (en)
  • Die Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Swindon und Gloucestershire in Südwest-England. Die Gesellschaft wurde am 21. Juni 1836 gegründet. Der erste Abschnitt von Swindon nach Kemble und nach Cirencester wurde am 31. Mai 1841 eröffnet. Die Strecke von Kemble bis Gloucester wurde am 12. Mai 1845 eröffnet. Der Abschnitt von der Siedlung Standish nach Gloucester wurde gemeinsam mit genutzt. 1872 wurde die in der Breitspur von 2140 mm gebaute Strecke auf Normalspur umgebaut. (de)
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  • Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway (de)
  • Ferrocarril de Cheltenham y Unión con el Great Western (es)
  • Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway (en)
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