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7 King Class Locomotives at Swindon Shed, 1930From l-r: No 6005 King George II, No 6008 King James II, No 6017 King Edward IV, No 6020 King Henry IV, No 6022 King Edward III, No 6023 King Edward II, No 6024 King Edward I
Swindon Works, 1908View of Swindon Works looking towards the turntable and Erecting Shop
No 92220 Evening Star2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965
No 92220 Evening Star, in steam2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965
Men leaving Swindon Works, Rodbourne Road entrance, 1928Hoards of men leaving Swindon Works, Rodbourne Road entrance, 1928. The pattern shop is in the background and an omnibus with Arkells advertising on it
No D1053 Western Patriarch - Western Class Diesel Hydraulic LocomotiveClass 52 locomotive seen here outside Swindon Works
AE Erecting Shop, 1927First batch of King class locomotives under construction
Swindon Town Station, c. 1960This station was originally on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway and was situated in Swindons Old Town. Seen here with a BR Southern Region locomotive
Castle Class locomotive No. 7022, Hereford Castle at Swindon Shed, c. 19604-6-0 locomotive built 1949
View of Swindon Works, 1982A view of Swindon Works in 1982 with an Intercity 125 speeding past on the main London to Bristol line. The building it is passing is now STEAM - Museum of the GWR
Swindon Works Broad Gauge Wagon Dump, 1892Dozens of wagons can be seen here lined up at Swindon Works waiting to be scrapped. The GWRs broad gauge came to a final end in May 1892
Swindon Mechanics Institute Pantomime poster, February 1860This pantomime poster is an early example of the type of performances that took place at the GWRs Mechanics Institute in Swindon
North Star in Swindon Works, c19252-2-2 broad gauge locomotive
AW Wheel Shop, 1947Re-wheeling of a locomotive
A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2, 1942A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2 in the GWR Swindon Works, 1942. The man is wearing a blacksmiths apron
Swindon Works Trip, 1931GWR families from Swindon wait in line to board the trains for Trip week. Destinations included Weymouth, Weston Super Mare and Cornwall
No 92220 Evening Star naming ceremony, 18th March 19602-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965
View of Swindon Works, c1860This early photograph of the Works was taken from St Marks Church and shows R Shop (Machine Shop). Hundreds of wheels can be seen stored outside ready to be fitted to vehicles
No 6000 King George V outside Swindon Works4-6-0 King class locomotive. Built 1927
New Swindon, 1847Lithograph of New Swindon in 1847 with broad gauge locomotive, Fire Brand, in foreground. Swindon Works can be seen to the right on the image, with the Railway Village to the left
Mechanics Institute Theatre, c1931View of the theatre and main stage. This shot was taken after the theatre was destroyed by a fire in 1930. The arch around the stage was rebuilt in an art deco style
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. Doors
New Swindon, c1860This early view of Swindon looking north shows the Works and the Railway Village in their infancy. St Marks Church can clearly be seen just behind the newly laid out park
No 5055, Lydford Castle, at Swindon Works, c1950sCastle Class locomotive, Lydford Castle, can be seen here moving onto traverser in A Erecting Shop at Swindon Works
No 5028 Llantilio Castle outside Swindon Works4-6-0 Castle class locmotive. Built 1934
King George V with a Borough of Swindon headboard, 1974
Swindon Station, 1930Two GWR publicity omnibuses sit outside Swindon Junction station in 1930, promoting the companys tourist route
First Class Refreshment Rooms, Swindon Station, c. 1840sThis illustration shows a number of ladies and gentlemen in the First Class Refreshment Rooms at Swindon Junction Station, c.1840s
Swindon Works War Work, 22nd January 1942Female worker machining a 25 PDR shell on 22 January 1942. Munitions work issued by Ministry of Supply
View of Swindon Station, c. 1880sThis image of Swindon Junction station was taken before the change of gauge in 1892. Mixed gauge can be seen on the centre/left tracks
Swindon Station Staircase to Platforms, 1970This photograph shows the staircase at Swindon station leading to Platforms 1, 2 & 3, taken on 28th January 1970
View of Swindon Station, 1895This image was taken to mark the occasion of the abolition of the ten minute stop at Swindon. It was the first non-stop express through the station
View of Swindon Station, c. 1890sThis photograph shows Swindon Junction Station in Wiltshire, looking towards Bristol, c.1890s. The station became known as simply Swindon Station after Swindon Town station closed in the 1960s
Locomotives awaiting to be scrapped at Swindon Works, 1962No 4085, Berkeley Castle, and No 5090 Neath Abbey can be seen in the line-up
Queen Mary on the footplate of No 4082 Windsor Castle, 1924King George V and Queen Mary visited Swindon Works in April 1924. They arrived and departed on Windsor Castle. Charles Collett (Chief Mechanical Engineer) can be seen leaning out of the cab
Mechanics Institute Luncheon, July 1908This luncheon was held in the Reading Room of the Mechanics Institute. George Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR
Mechanics Institute, 1933This view of the Mechanics Institute shows the entrance to The Playhouse Theatre. The fly tower for the theatre can be seen in the centre of the building
Medical Fund Society Dental Surgery, 1947The dental rooms were situated on the first floor of the Milton Road building. The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist
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
J Shop - Iron Foundry, 1951Casting cylinders
K Shop - Coppersmiths, 1938Making domes and saftey valve covers
AW Wheel ShopJournal Lathe
AV Boiler Shop, c1920s
AV Boiler Shop, c1920sBoiler suspended vertically from crane
AM Machine Shop, 1934Shows Butlers axlebox planing machine
AE Erecting Shop, c1927Construction of a King class locomotive