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| Map of the Area | The route of the C&GWU to Swindon |
| Setting the Scene | Roads, canals and travel up to 1840 |
| Railway Proposals | How the Railway came into being |
| Building the Line | Struggles with landowners and capital |
| The Opening of the Original Line | Troubles with landslips and money |
| The Line Completed | Sell out and building the rest of the railway |
| The Completed Line Opened | Cheltenham reached at last |
| The Line Surveyed Swindon to Gloucester | Stations and landscape to Gloucester |
| Gloucester to Cheltenham | The shared route to Cheltenham |
| Tetbury and Cirencester Branches | The two branches described |
| Rival Plans | Other planned railways for the area |
| Midland and South Western Junction | The other route to Swindon |
| Painswick Railway | Britains first trolleybus route-almost! |
| Railmotor | The workers train |
| Accidents | One of the safest lines-almost! |
| Great Western Bus Services | Around the Stroud and Cheltenham area |
| Cheltenham Spa Express | The famous Cheltenham Flyer |
| Other Named Expresses | Devonian, Pines and Cornishman |
| Locomotives | Castles, Kings and other things |
| Changes in the Line | Beeching and what he left |
| Conclusion | Survival |
| Brief History | Time chart |
| Signal Boxes | When they were built and demolished |
| Bibliography | Information sources |
| Gallery | Pictures and memorabilia |
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