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The Golden Sands of Wales, 1924This illustration of The Golden Sands of Wales comes from a souvenir booklet produced by the GWR to coincide with the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
GWR Mechanics Institute Large Hall, August 1916A view of the large hall in the Mechanics Institute, looking towards the south window and balcony. The Hall was also used as a theatre
Female Tracer in the Drawing Office at Swindon Works, 1959This image from 1959 shows a female tracer working in the Drawing Office at Swindon Works. A tracer was a skilled job. It involved tracing, with care and precision
Jayne Clarke on No. 1023 Western Fusilier at Swindon Works, 1973Swindon Works employee Jayne Clarke is the subject of this stylish photograph. Jayne started at the Works upon leaving school and worked her way up to the position of supervisor
Colour cross-section plan of Castle Class Locomotive, c. 1923Colour cross-section plan of Castle Class locomotive with the parts numbered, c.1923
Swindon Works Canteen Staff, 1986Six members of Canteen Staff at Swindon Works are in this photograph taken in March 1986. By this date the closure of the Works was underway and many staff had left
Women protesting against the closure of Swindon Works, 1985This group of female protestors were photographed in 1985 campaigning against the planned closure of Swindon Works, which happened the following year
Dorothy Boulter, secretary at Swindon Works, 1966Dorothy Boulter is pictured here in June 1966. At the time she was the secretary to the Chief Carriage and Wagon Works Draughtsman in Swindon
Sewing Room at Worcester Sheet Shop, 1960A row of female seamstresses have been photographed in the Sewing Room at Worcester Sheet Shop in about 1960. Operating their industrial sized sewing machines
Vera Bray, Rail Travel Advisor, Cardiff Station 1957This is Vera Bray, photographed in November 1957. After working for the railways as a clerk for 16 years, Vera took on the role of being the very first Rail Travel Advisor at Cardiff Central Station
Aberystwyth Enquiry Office, late 1950sThe Enquiry Office at Aberystwyth Station in the late 1950's is the subject of this photograph. These three employees would have had a public facing role helping passengers with the details
Swindon Fencing Team, 1950The lady in the centre of this image is Violet Dear. Violet was employed by the GWR at Swindon Works. She worked with fabrics that went into the royal trains
Staff at Gloucester Station 1944A group of station staff are photographed in front of a locomotive at Gloucester Station in 1944. Women held roles at railway stations during the war that were, until then, male occupations
Goods Yard, Cardiff Docks, 1943The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in September 1943 is the subject of this image. It features a group of three women unloading boxes from an open railway wagon
GWR Operatic Show - Virginia, 193715 glamorous members of the GWR Operatic Society can be seen here promoting their performance of Virginia in 1937. On the bottom row, far left, are sisters, Marjorie Colman and Dorothy Challis
Polish and Sewing Shop outing, c1920sStaff outings were a popular part of GWR working life. This image from the 1920s shows a group of women who worked in the Polishing and Sewing Shops at Swindon Works
St Michael's Mount, Penzance, 1924This illustration of St Michael's Mount, Penzance comes from a souvenir booklet produced by the GWR to coincide with the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
The Picturesque West Country, 1924This illustration of The Picturesque West Country comes from a souvenir booklet produced by the GWR to coincide with the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
A Typical Cornish Fishing Town, 1924This illustration of A Typical Cornish Fishing Town comes from a souvenir booklet produced by the GWR to coincide with the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
Colour Diagram of Castle Class Locomotive, c. 1923Colour cross-section diagram or drawing of the front of a Castle Class locomotive with numbered internal components
Plan of New Carriage Shop, Swindon Works, 1931A traced perspective plan of new carriage shop at Swindon Works, drawn in 1931. The plan shows a number of sheds and sidings
Plan of Passenger Lift at Paddington StationColour plan of a passenger lift at Paddington Station with notes indicating the use of mahogany in the construction
