Images Dated

Swindon Works Map, c.1940s

Swindon Works Map, c.1940s, showing the growth of the GWR Works in Swindon between 1846 and the 1940s. The sheer volume of workshops and sidings can be seen in fascinating detail

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1800s, 1840s, 1846, 1900s, 1940s, Factory, Map, Plan, Railway, Sidings, Swindon Works, Vintage, Wiltshire, Workshops

Guernsey & Jersey via Weymouth poster, about 1891

In 1889 the GWR began operating a steamship
service to the Channel Islands. This poster shows
the GWR's TSS Ibex, leaving harbour at Guernsey on its route across the Channel. This early poster is very
elaborate compared to the GWR's later designs

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1890s, Boat, Castle Cornet, Channel Islands, Guernsey, Holiday, Ibex, Jersey, Sea, Ship, Steamer, Travel, Victorian

Cheltenham Flyer at Didcot Station, Oxfordshire, c.1930s

A view of the Cheltenham Flyer passing through Didcot station in Oxfordshire, c.1930s. At the time when this photograph was taken the Cheltenham Spa Express and the GWR were competing with other railway companies for the title of the fastest train. Didcot station opened in June 1844 and was renamed Didcot Parkway in July 1985

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