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Signal lamp man servicing signal lanterns, c1930s
Refreshments at Paddington Station, c. 1920A refreshment porter hands a first class passenger a luncheon basket through the window of a carriage while stationary at Paddington station, c.1920
GWR Refreshment Department Platform Trolley, May 1937A GWR Refreshment Department platform trolley at Paddington station in London, May 1937. A woman is viewing the refreshments available from the trolley
Box Station, 1885A view of Box station in 1885, showing a standard gauge locomotive stood on mixed gauge track. The West portal of Middle Hill Tunnel can be seen in the distance
Newspaper Train on Platform 4 at Paddington Station, 1937An image showing Paddington station staff on Platform 4 receiving the daily newspapers from the 12.50am Newspaper Train, 1937
GWR station staff member in a gas mask, c. 1939During an air raid the threat of poison gas bombs being dropped by the German Luftwaffe was extremely high. Mustard gas was the most deadly gas available and could take up to 12 hours to take effect
A Sea Hurricane being loaded onto an armed merchant ship at Cardiff docks, c. 1941As well as assisting in the transportation of military goods by rail the GWR also facilitated the war effort at their docks
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
Female Dining Car Attendant, about 1940During the Second World War women took over roles normally assigned to men. This image shows a female GWR dining car attendant serving tea to three passengers
Female Stationmaster, June 1941This image features a young lady called Freda Jones. During the Second World War she was made a GWR Stationmaster at Pontdolgoch, a station in mid Wales on the Welshpool to Aberystwyth line
Female wartime workers, 1943This line up of women at Paddington Station shows the varied jobs female GWR employees undertook during the Second World War
A driver at the controls of a diesel locomotive in about 1980
Women workers in the Permanent Way Dept at Reading, 1943Three ladies from the Permanent Way Department are pictured here at Reading in April 1943 off-loading wooden blocks from a wagon
Women employee in the Road Motor Department at Slough, 1944The Road Motor Department at Slough was another area that saw the employment of women in traditionally male roles. This photograph was taken on April 18th 1944
Gara Bridge Station, DevonA member of station staff stands on the down platform at Gara Bridge Station looking south towards Kingsbridge. The level crossing gates behind him are closed to rail traffic
Locomotive No. 4079, Pendennis Castle4-6-0, Castle class locomotive
GWR Buffet Car, c1938
Buffet Car from the 1930s
Neyland Fish Platform, Pembrokeshire, c. 1910A view of GWR company servants unloading fish crates from the rail link at Neyland in Pembrokeshire, c.1910. The fishing industry boomed in the area from 1908 until World War I caused many ships to
Reading Signal Works, September 1936Construction of a locking frame
Horse Drawn Delivery Wagon at Paddington Mint Stables, c. 1910An image of a horse drawn delivery wagon at Paddington Mint Stables, c.1910. A team of four dray horses are preparing to pull the GWR cart and deliver a range of goods carried in barrels and bundles
Bristol & Exeter Railway Broad Gauge LocomotiveBuilt 1853-54
Porters at Paddington Station, c. 1914Three porters pose proudly at Paddington Station, London, c.1914. They are stood in front of some advertising boards displaying various GWR posters
King George V at Cardiff Docks, 1927King George Vs boiler being craned at Cardiff Docks, on its way to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centenary celebrations in America in 1927
GWR Weedkilling Train tender W82, 1938To operate smooth running services the GWR needed to keep their tracks and tracksides free of unwanted weeds and foliage. The GWRs weedkilling trains usually consisted of an engine and three tenders
GWR Weedkilling Train with sprays on, 1938To operate smooth running services the GWR needed to keep their tracks and tracksides free of unwanted weeds and foliage. The GWRs weedkilling trains usually consisted of an engine and three tenders
GWR Weed Killing Train, 1938To operate smooth running services the GWR needed to keep their tracks and tracksides free of unwanted weeds and foliage. The GWRs weedkilling trains usually consisted of an engine and three tenders
Wootton Bassett Station, 1893A view of Wootton Bassett Station in Wiltshire, taken in 1893, showing the station building and a number of staff on the platform with a dray horse
Goods shunter laying a skid in front of wagon, 1934
Goods Shunter, c. 1930sGoods Shunter, c.1930s
Shunter in the wartime blackout, c. 1940Blackouts were challenging times for some GWR employees, as this image of a shunter taken at Bristol shows. Limited lighting during an air raid posed a serious health and safety risk
Collecting Milk Churns at Paddington Station, c. 1920sA view of railway workers collecting milk churns at Paddington Station, London, c.1920s. The goods workers are loading the milk from a dairy motor vehicle onto wooden goods wagons
Plympton Station, Devon, c. 1920A view of Plympton Station, Devon, c.1920, showing a few passengers on the platforms and the station buildings. Plympton station opened in June 1848 as part of the South Devon Railway
Westland Wessex Plane - G-aGW, c1933A three engined monoplane supplied by Imperial Airways for the Great Western Railway Air Service routes
Paddington Goods Depot, early 20th centuryHorse drawn carts in procession carrying loads of Witney blankets for Maples (Probably Maple & Co, furniture manufacturer)
Paddington Goods Depot, c. 1930A rather crowded scene showing the goods depot at Paddington station in London, c.1930; with a mixture of motorised and horse drawn vehicles laiden with all kinds of goods
Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c. 1930A view of the bustling Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c.1930. GWR dray horses and carts are loaded with goods, and a motor van is leaving the depot. The enquiry office is in the background
Reading Signal Works, Clock Shop, 1969The GWR owned and operated thousands of clocks and watches. These were maintained at the GWR Reading Signal Works
Clock Shop, Reading Signal Works, 1969The GWR owned and operated thousands of clocks and watches. These were maintained at the GWR Reading Signal Works
Chef preparing food in the Restaurant Car kitchen, 1946. This was taken in composite restaurant carriage no.9672, which was built in 1938 to diagram H57
Female Ticket Collector, c. 1918A lone female ticket inspector stands inside an unidentified station punching a hole in the ticket she is checking. As the war progressed and more and more men went to fight
Female telegraph operator, 1910A female operator can be seen here working the switchboard at the Paddington Telegraph Office in 1910. Prior to this date the Great Western Railway had been slow to employ women in their telegraph
Female track maintenance workers during WW2
Drivers Ernie Simms and Brian Kervin on board diesel locomotive No. D7010D7000 Hymek class locomotive
GWR First Class Sleeper Car, 1946A female passenger is having her morning tea delivered to her in one of the GWRs first class sleeping car compartments. The attentant delivering the tea stayed in the carriage
GWR Restaurant Car, 1938A waiter serves passengers some refreshments in a GWR restaurant car. The table is set out with branded silverware, china and cutlery
GWR Buffet Car, c1930s
GWR Horse Drawn Express Parcels CartThis horse and cart was an entrant in the Windsor Horse Show
