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GWR Trip Notice, July 1912The front cover of a booklet providing information about the GWR Mechanics Institution Trip travel arrangements in July 1912
Trip week holiday makers at Tenby, c1930Swindon Works staff and their families at Tenby during their trip holiday in about 1930
Princess Elizabeth at Swindon Works - Naming of Loco Swindon, 15th November 1950This image shows Princess Elizabeth on her visit to Swindon Works, seen here naming the Castle Class Locomotive No.7037 Swindon, 15th November 1950
Princess Elizabeth at Swindon Works, 15th November 1950This photograph shows Princess Elizabeth on her visit to Swindon Works on 15th November 1950. She is receiving a demonstration in the Iron Foundry J Shop in honour of her visit
A Class 120 diesel multiple unit undergoing repair in 19 Shop at Swindon Works in about 1980A Class 120 diesel multiple unit undergoing repair in 19 Shop at British Rail Engineering Ltd workshops at Swindon in about 1980
Steam locomotives waiting to be scrapped lined up in the Concentration Yard at Swindon Works in 1952Steam locomotives waiting to be scrapped are shown lined up in the Concentration Yard at Swindon Works in 1952
Locomotive No. 2939, Croome Court, 1935This image of the Saint class locomotive was take at Swindon Works in June 1935. The locomotive looks to be in A Shop and was probably in for an overhaul
Female Clerks at Swindon Works, 1916This image of female clerks was taken in May 1916, just 10 years after women were first employed in clerical positions within the GWR
6in. naval guns on display on Macaw B wagons at Swindon Works c. 19156in. naval guns on display on Macaw B wagons at Swindon Works. The guns were sent in from elsewhere, but the manufacture of 40 large field carriages upon which the guns were mounted was a specialist
Naval guns outside A Shop, Swindon Works c. 1915Four 6in. naval guns are proudly displayed on the tracks outside of A Shop, with County Tank, No. 2232, in steam, just behind. The guns are mounted on carriages with limbers attached
No 18 Stamping Shop at Swindon Works in 1915A view of No. 18 Stamping Shop from March 1915, showing the reverse of a stationary boiler. At the bottom left of the image are sheets of metal ready to be heated in the gas furnaces just above
Nordenfelt anti-aircraft gun in V Shop, Swindon Works c. 1915This striking image shows a newly made 6 pdr Nordenfelt anti-aircraft gun complete with mounting platform and protective skirting
Carriage and Wagon Stamping (No. 18) Shop in 1915This image of the Carriage and Wagon Stamping (No.18) Shop was taken in March 1915. Although no men are in shot, it shows the busy, dirty and hot nature of this workshop
Swindon Works Polishing Shop in 1914A photograph taken on 7th August 1914 of the Polishing Shop in the Carriage and Wagon Works. French polishing was a skilled trade
No 22 Shop, Oil Works stores, 1951Oil and grease was used in large quantities at Swindon Works. The Oil Works kept a continuous supply for the workshops around the site. It was situated at the edge of the Carriage and Wagon Works
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. A large steam hammer can be seen in the foreground attached to a stationary steam engine
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
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 Shop, Sewing Room, August 1914The date of this photograph is 7th August 1914. Just three days after Britain entered the war. By this date there were already women employed at Swindon Works
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
Timber planing at the sawmill, 1953A man operates a planing machine in one of the Works sawmills. Hundreds of metres of wood were planed each week ready for use on carriages and wagons
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 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 21 (B) Shop, Wagon Paint Shop, 1953Rows of wagons line up ready to be painted in this view from 1953. It looked like a conveyor belt system is in place to give each wagon its treatment
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. Racks of carriage seats
General Stores, c. 1950sThe General Stores were based at Swindon Works. They supplied not only the Works but stations and depots too. The Stores held thousands of items, such as brooms, lamps, soap, furniture and paint
Coach No. 5189 in the Carriage Body Shop, 1946Great Western coach No. 5189 is featured in this photograph undergoing refurbishment in the Carriage Body Shop at Swindon Works in the summer of 1946
Australian officers and sailors on a visit to Swindon Works, 1945Officers and sailors from H.M.A.S Australia on a visit to Swindon Works on July 13th 1945 whilst their ship was docked at Plymouth awaiting repairs
Australian Navy visiting A Erecting Shop at Swindon Works, 1945An image of the visit from the Australian Navy inside A Erecting Shop at Swindon Works, examining locomotive No. 3827. The officers
Swindon Works employees welding superheaters for locomotive boilers, 1942A group of female employees are welding the superheaters for locomotive boilers in P1 Shop. As rail operation was essential to the war effort
Railway carriage converted to an ambulance ward car, c1939This internal view of an ambulance ward car gives a clear image of both the ingenuity used in converting rolling stock for medical use, but also the cramped conditions endured within these vehicles
A corridor brake composite carriage converted into a rail mobile emergency canteen, 1941In November 1941 this 56 feet corridor brake composite carriage was converted at Swindon Works into a rail mobile emergency canteen
A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works, 1941A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works in 1941. Bound bundles of paperwork and ledgers can be seen piled on the cart ready to be taken away to be pulped
Standing down parade of 13th Battalion Home Guard, Swindon Works, 1944By the end of 1944 the threat of invasion from Germany became unlikely and it was decided that the Home Guard could be stood down
Presentation of the Wiltshire Home Guard in 1944This photograph shows the presentation of an award to Home Guard member Mr C Wheeler in April 1944. He was a member of the 13th Battalion of the Wiltshire Home Guard which was formed in 1943 to
Wartime shells being packed up in 24F shop, ready for transportation in 1942By 1943 the majority of Allied munitions production was undertaken by America and Canada. This eased the pressure on British workshops as there had become a serious shortage of materials
Shell production for World War 2 in 24F shop at Swindon Works, 1942An image of the shell production line in 24F Shop showing view of the workshop space for shell inspection during World War 2
War time work in Q Shop at Swindon Works, 1942This image was taken in March 1942 and shows four women operating a large pressing machine in Q Shop. The women are making 4.5inch copper bands for ammunition shells
No. 24F shop, Swindon Works, undergoing war time alterations in 1941This image, taken in September 1941, shows the alterations taking place in 24F Shop to accommodate the new shell production for the Ministry of Supply
Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942No.24 Shop, on the Carriage and Wagon side of Swindon Works was fitted out with two production lines for 25-pounder shells
Welding Containers for Bombs, K Shop, 1940Some rather intricate hot work is taking place in this photograph taken in K Shop, the Coppersmiths, in November 1940. The men are welding exploder containers for 250lb bombs that were ordered by
Bailey Bridges, No. 2 Shop, 1942This Official image taken in April 1942 shows timber components for Bailey Bridges under manufacture in No.2 Shop, the Sawmill, at Swindon Works
4000lb Bombs at the Swindon Works, 1940sOver 2, 000 bodies for the 4, 000lb bombs were constructed at Swindon Works. This image taken at the L2 Tank Shop in December 1940 shows the construction of these bodies prior to them being sent to