Carriage And Wagon Works Collection

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 7 - completion)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows 24 Shop at Swindon Works newly built. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 3)
This image was taken in about 1929 and shows the early stages of the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 1)
This snowy image was taken in about 1929 and shows the early stages of the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint

12a Carpenters Shop, 1960
The carpenters shop was based within the Carriage and Wagons Works. Here they made an array of wooden items for use within the Great Western Railway

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 6)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works near completion. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 5)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works near completion. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 4)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 2)
This image was taken in about 1929 and shows the early stages of the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works, 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

Bomb damage to No. 24 shop at Swindon Works in 1942
Swindon Works should have been a prime target for the German Luftwaffe, but the Works remained relatively unscathed from any air raids on the town

Shell production for World War 2 in 24F shop at Swindon Works, 1942
An image of the shell production line in 24F Shop showing view of the workshop space for shell inspection during World War 2

Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942
No.24 Shop, on the Carriage and Wagon side of Swindon Works was fitted out with two production lines for 25-pounder shells

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