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No 7 Shop, Carriage Finishing Shop, 1924Dozens of men can be seen here in the carriage finishing shop. It was here that parts of the carriages were finished off
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1946These men are working hard helping to construct a Hawksworth coach body. Each piece of timber and frame had its own place and slotted in with exact precision
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1913The large expanse that is the carriage body shop can be seen here. Several carriage bodies can be seen lined up as they are assembed
No 9 Shop, Sewing Room, 1930This busy scene from 1930 shows about 30 women in the female sewing room
No 8 Shop, Paint Shop, 1953Two men can be seen here painting a carriage. The carriages, like locomotives, had their own special livery that had to be painted with precision
Making artificial limbs, No 9 Shop, 1953The skilled craftsmen of the Carriage and Wagon Works didn t just make rolling stock, they also made artificial limbs made from wood
No. 9 Carriage Trimming Shop, October 1937A rather busy scene here. Hundreds of men are working on carriage seat upholstery and padding cushions with horse hair
No 5 Shop, Train Lighting Shop, 1950These men are working on the components used in the assembly of carriage lights. In the centre of the image, on the floor, is a domed light fitting either awaiting repair or construction
No 21 Shop, Wagon Repairs and Building Shop, c1930sSeveral men can be seen here in one of the wagon repair bays. The platform gave workers easier access to the inside of the wagons
No 12 Shop, Carpenters Shop, 1953Carpentry was a skilled craft. Here three men are making various bits of furniture, including chairs, desk and cabinets. A stack of timber can be seen piled on the mezzanine floor behind them
No 21 Shop, Wagon Repair Shop, c. 1950sHere a wagon frame is being removed from its wheels in preparation for some repairs. Temporary trolley wheels were added to move the frame into the workshop
No 7 Carriage Finishing Shop, 1907This photo looks to have been taken at the end of a working day
No 1 Shop, Sawmill, c1950sA view looking down the length of No.1 Shop, the sawmill. A crane is carrying a large log ready to be cut into timber. To the right newly cut timber lengths have been processed
No 1 Shop, Sawmill, 1909Huge logs are waiting to be cut up here in the Swindon Works sawmill. A crane, spanning the width of the mill, is used to maneuver the logs onto the cutting machines
No 9 Carriage Trimming Shop, c1930sTwo ladies are sat weaving luggage racks for the carriages built at Swindon Works. The majority of women were employed at the Works in roles that required good dexterity and skill
No 19 (C / D) Shops, c1930No 19 C and D shops covered both carriage lifting and bogie repairs. 3 men can be seen in this image lift a frame onto a set of wheels with the help of an overhead crane
No 17 Shop, Road Vehicle Shop, 1907This image show both horse drawn vehicles and motor vehicles being built or repaired. The motor vehicles were omnibuses and were part of the GWR road passenger service that started in 1903
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, c1920sSeveral men can be seen here working on building coaches in No 4 Shop. The carriages are in varying stages from early frameworks to near completion
No 3 Shop, Carriage fitting and machine shop, 1953Two men operate a 90 ton press in the carriage fitting shop. The press enabled sheet metal to be bent into shapes. It was cut and then assembled on carriages and wagons
No 1 Shop, Sawmill, 1954A large elm log sits in No 1 Sawmill awaiting cutting into timber. The GWR used all types of woods from around the World
No 24 Shop, Paint Stores, 1938The paint stores, also known as the paint mill, was where paint was mixed. This man is drawing off and straining paint from one of the heavy duty mixing machines
No 21 Shop, timber stores, 1935This image shows the building of the timber store in June 1935. The stores were part of 21 shop, where wagon repairs and building took place
No 15 Shop, Fitting and Machine Shop, 1931An overall view of No.15 shop showing a bogie assembly line. A man to the right is operating a belt driven machine, whilst other men are busy assembling pieces for the bogie frames
No 15 Shop, Fitting and Machine Shop, 1951This image shows a Wilkins and Mitchell drilling and facing machine in No.15 shop. This was one of hundreds of machines in the fitting and machine shops of Swindon Works
No 14 Shop, Smiths Shop, c1910A photograph taken by Swindon photographer, William Hooper of the smiths shop in the Carriage and Wagon Works
No 13 Shop, Wagon Frame Shop, late 1940sIn the centre of the image two men can be seen using rivet guns to rivet a wagon frame. To the left two younger men are heating the rivets in a furnace using tongs
No 12 shop, Carpenters Shop, 1934An exterior view of the Carpenters Shop. This workshop was situated adjacent to Station Road, next to one of the Works underpasses
No 9 shop, Carriage Trimming Shop, 1953Here a group of men are making seats for train carriages. They are attaching fabric to ready made frames, complete with springs
No 9 Shop, Sewing Room, August 1914The date of this photograph is 7th August 1914. Just three days after Britain entered the war
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1937This image shows a cramp and hydraulic jig used in the construction of carriage doors. Stack of door parts are lined up ready for assembly
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1949This image shows an experimental aluminium frame attached to a wooden carriage body. The GWR experimented all the time in order to improve their rolling stock, in terms of speed and efficiency
No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1953Construction of British Railways standard coaches. The main frame is held to shape by a jig whilst two men use blow torches to fix metal pieces in place
Making tenon joints at the sawmill, 1953A man operates a double ended tenoning machine at one of the Works sawmills. He is cutting tenon joints out of pieces of timber
No 9 Shop, Sewing Room, 1966This view of the sewing room was taken in 1966. It shows several women sewing large pieces of fabric, possibly sheeting for wagons
No 21 Shop, Wagon Repair and Building Shop, 1930This image shows the construction of a 120T Crocodile wagon. These were long wagons that would have taken up a lot of workshop space
No 17 Shop, Road Vehicle Shop, c1920sThis view of the Road Vehicle shops shows the construction and repair of mainly horse drawn vehicles. The GWR relied heavily on horse power, especially in good yards and for parcel deliveries
No 12c Shop, Carriage Paint Shop, 1950sStacks of carriage destination boards can be seen here as they wait to be painted. The boards were all painted by hand, and repainted when the destinations changed
No 16 Shop, Wheel Shop, c. 1950sThis view shows a row of large wheels lathes that were used to shape and make wheels for carriages and wagons. The finished wheels can be seen on the tracks to the right of the image
Carriage Body Shop, c1880This carriage body shop stood in what was to become the No 2 Shop Sawmill. The carriage body shop eventually moved next door. The wooden aspect of the coaches were assembled here
No 2 Shop, Sawmill, 1907Lengths of cut timber can be seen awaiting processing in No.2 Shop, Sawmill. This sawmill was situated adjacent to Bristol Street in the Railway Village
No 9 Shop, Carriage Trimming Shop, c. 1900An early view of the trimming shop showing all manner of trims including rope, leather and fabrics. These trims were used on the edging of carriage seats and other furniture
No 9 Shop, Carriage Trimming Shop, c1906An overall view of the carriage trimming shop showing an array of fabrics and furniture. The decorative seats in the foreground were being assembled for Royal waiting rooms
No 9 Carriage Trimming Shop, February 1913A sea of ties and aprons in this view of the Carriage Trimming Shop. Men and boys are working alongside each other making upholstery for carriage furniture
Wartime ambulance carriage in No 19 (C) Shop, 1915This image shows carriage No. 9024, an ex-invalid coach, suspended in the Carriage Lifting Shop at Swindon Works
No 19 (C) Shop, Carriage Lifting Shop, 1967A Diesel Multiple Unit in undergoing repairs in this image from 1967. Two large lifting machines have seperated the DMU body from its wheels to allow the repairs to take place
Bogie repairs in No 19 (C / D) Shop, c1965No 19 C and D shops covered both carriage lifting and bogie repairs. In this image 3 men can be seen attaching a frame to a set of wheels. An overhead crane helps ift the frame into position
No 21 Shop, Wagon Repair and Building Shop, c1930Here a line of wagons can be seen ready to undergo repairs. Each bay consisted of a different task, such as lifting or painting. As one task was completed the wagons would move on
No 14 Shop, Smiths Shop, 1938This worker is coupling links using a 5 cwt pneumatic hammer. The hammer was made by B&S Massey Ltd who were based in Lancashire and specialised in forging equipment
No 16 |Shop, Wheel Shop, 1907This image shows a large number of belt driven lathes used in the making and shaping of carriages and wagons
No 12 Shop, Carpenters Shop, c1890sCarpenters have downed tools and posing for the photographer in this early image of No.12 shop in the carriage works. A foreman can be seen on the steps of the office on the left of the image
No 8 Shop, Carriage Paint Shop, 1953This was the sign writing section for all the carriages. All sorts of signs and notices were hand painted. It was a skillful job and a lot of precision was required
No 1 Shop, Timber Yard, 1928The Timber Yard stored thousands of planks of wood. Some stacks were the height of three men! The Carriage and Wagon Works was the biggest user of the wood
