About SideTracked
SideTracked Caches are intended to provide a quick Cache and
dash at Train Stations.
About Chippenham Station
The Station was built for the Great Western railway line in 1841
and is adjacent to the Brunel designed viaduct (at the bottom of
Station hill, it’s huge, you can’t miss it). The station was a
junction between the mainline and the Calne branchline (opened in
1863 and closed by Dr Beeching in 1965).
The Great Western Railway brought new life and expansion to
Chippenham. The railway braking and signalling company,
Westinghouse, became a major employer and remained in Chippenham
until just a few years ago.
The original station was designed by Brunel but rapid growth
meant that it was soon too small. The current buildings were
constructed in Bath Stone in 1858 and are now Grade II listed,
along with the Viaduct and Weighbridge/Coal Merchant’s office in
the North station car park.
More details about Chippenham Station are available on
this
web site
The cache is placed a short distance from the main entrance to the
Station but not on railway property. There is parking within feet
of the cache (road parking is free, the car park is Pay and
Display). Please take a writing implement as the cache is too thin
to accommodate a pencil. Please return the cache to the lower
position which is the only position that the magnet will work.
There is an internet Cafe in Chippenham Station which sells
snacks and reasonable coffee.
Please check out the Geocaching Association of Great
Britain offering support for Geocachers in GB.