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Images Dated 30th January 2014

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Macaw B railway wagon No. 84350 loaded with gun carriages at Swindon Works, c.1915

8in. howitzer gun carriage on an Open B wagon at Swindon Works, c.1914

Naval guns at Swindon Works, alongside Star Class locomotive, no

6in. naval guns on display on Macaw B wagons at Swindon Works c.1915

Naval guns outside A Shop, Swindon Works c.1915

No 18 Stamping Shop at Swindon Works in 1915

Carriage and Wagon Stamping (No.18) Shop in 1915

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No 18 Stamping Shop at Swindon Works in 1915

A 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. Once heated, the sheet metal is removed to the steam hammers (seen here on the right) and stamped into dies to create components. Incidentally, in July 1915, the book Life in a Railway Factory was first published. It was written by Alfred Williams and was his account of life inside Swindon Works. Alfred worked as head Drop-Stamper in this shop for 20 years, until ill health forced him to leave factory life in September 1914