Swindon Collection (page 5)

B Shed - extension, c1930
Construction of B Shed extension on the site of Brunels old engine shed

AW Wheel Shop, 1925
Wheel balancing

AV Boiler Shop, December 1962
Standard 1 boiler awaiting repair

AM Machine Shop, c1910

A Shop, 1925
External view of A Shop shortly after its completion

AE Erecting Shop, 1925
French compound, No 4022 Belgian Monarch suspended in air whilst undergoing repair

AE Erecting Shop, c1930
Wheeling a locomotive

AE Erecting Shop
Attaching King class locomotive to front bogie

Extending A Shop, 1914
Workmen excavating the land in preparation for the A Shop extension. Redcliffe Street can be seen to the left

Castle Class locomotive passing over Rodbourne Road bridge, Swindon
4-6-0 Castle class locomotive

Father Christmas visits Swindon Station c, 1940s
Father Christmas pays a visit to Swindon Station in around the 1940s. A small gathering of station staff and the public have gathered round to meet him as he steps off a train carriage

Thomas Lewis, member of the Swindon Amateur Swimming Club

No 12 Shop, Carpenters Shop, c1890s
Carpenters 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, 1953
This 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, 1928
The 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

New Crossings Shop, 1956

R Shop stores, 1955
As seen in 1955 before the removal of the floor. This room was the first room to be used by the Mechanics Institution. The buildings of R Shop now house STEAM Museum of the GWR

R Shop tool room, 1907
The buildings of R Shop are now occupied by STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway

G Shop, 1913
This image is probably a posed shot - highlighting the safety issues of two men up a ladder!

AE Erecting Shop, c1910
Locomotives under construction

Highworth Station, Wiltshire, September 1952
A view of Highworth station in Wiltshire, taken in September 1952 with locomotive No. 5804 in the station. The station opened in 1883 and closed to passengers in 1953

Back yard of No 34 Faringdon Road - present day
No 34 was built in 1846 and is now the Railway Village Museum

No 34 Faringdon Road - present day
No 34 Faringdon Road was built in 1846 and is now the Railway Village Museum

Faringdon Road cottages - present day
This row of cottages was built in 1846. The cottage in the foreground is No. 34 - now the Railway Village Museum

Swindon Works War Work, 26th June 1942
A female worker varnishing the inside of a 9.2" shell. This work was issued by the Ministry of Supply

X Shop, Points and Crossings Shop, c1950
This image shows the assembly of a crossing; a piece of track that enabled a train to switch lines. The men in the centre of the image are using tools to attach

Back ally of Faringdon Road cottages - present day
This row of cottages was built in 1846. The cottage in the foreground is No. 34 - now the Railway Village Museum

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