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27 Jan 2014LMS locomotive No. 10000 in British Rail livery in about 1950
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Star Class locomotive No. 4003, Lode StarBuilt February 1907
0-6-0 Tank Locomotive, No. 633Built 1871, withdrawn 1933
Rover Class Locomotive, Rover4-2-2 locomotive, built 1871
8in. howitzer gun carriage on an Open B wagon at Swindon Works, c. 1914This 8in. howitzer gun carriage was one of the first batch to be made at Swindon Works. It sits on an unfinished OPEN B wagon awaiting dispatch
Macaw B railway wagon No. 84350 loaded with gun carriages at Swindon Works, c. 1915Macaw B railway wagon No. 84350 has been photographed here loaded with 2 gun carriages awaiting dispatch from Swindon Works
Naval guns at Swindon Works, alongside Star Class locomotive, no. 4013 Knight of St Patrick, c. 1915A view of four naval guns at Swindon works, positioned with Star Class locomotive, no. 4013 Knight of St Patrick on show on the turntable. This is very much a publicity photograph for the GWR
The 13th Battalion Home Guard at a rifle shoot at Liddington, c. 1942The 13th Battalion Home Guard at a rifle shoot on the chalk ridge at Liddington, near Swindon. The Home Guard evolved to be a well-equipped trained army and would partake in numerous drills
Swindon Works Fire Brigade, 1916This is a really impressive image of the Swindon Works Fire Brigade, taken in 1916. The smartly uniformed firemen are sat upon the Dennis Fire Engine which was purchased by the GWR in 1912
Swindon Home Guard manning an anti-aircraft gun platform, c. 1940Swindon Works was considered a prime target for aircraft strikes during World War II. Here, two members of the Home Guard are manning an anti-aircraft gun platform situated on the roof of uniform
Wartime recruiting posters at Paddington Station, 1915Recruiting posters were a popular way of encouraging men to enlist. Millions of posters were produced and displayed up and down the country during the war
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
Female Refreshment Attendant, c. 1918A member of Refreshment Department staff is photographed manning the platform trolley at Paddington Station circa 1918. Photographs such as this
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
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 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
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
GWRs Home Guard battalions on parade at Castle Bar Park in London, c. 1940The Home Guard was originally known as the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV). The LDV was formed in May 1940, but in August 1940 the LDV changed its name to the Home Guard
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
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
LMS locomotive No. 10000 in British Rail livery in about 1950LMS locomotive No.10000 in British Rail livery in about 1950
GWR Works Home Guard passing out parade, December 1944
Broad Gauge Iron Bodied 3rd Class Coach, built c1844Came to the GWR from the Vale of Neath Railway in 1864
Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, c. 1930Discharging onions from the SS Bajaman
Female Clerks at Swindon Works, 1916A group shot of female clerks taken in May 1916. This group are from the Accounts Office at Swindon Works and were managed by Mr Kelynack, the Clerk in Charge
