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The Old Town Crier

Swindon's news, as it very nearly happened


Edition No. 31 Weather: Fog on the Magic Roundabout, confusion elsewhere. Price: free, and worth every penny

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Transport

Swindon marks fifty years of a train so smooth you could balance a coffee cup on it, several volunteers determined to prove it

Rail enthusiasts recreated the historic 1976 Paddington to Bristol run, and at least one platform turned into an impromptu physics experiment involving hot drinks.