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V Shop, 1943Female worker drilling crown plate of boiler firebox. During World War 2 female staff were employed at Swindon Works to replace the men who had been enlisted
A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2, 1942A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2 in the GWR Swindon Works, 1942. The man is wearing a blacksmiths apron
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
Quick Lunch and Snack Bar at Paddington Station, 1936An interior view of Paddington station showing a busy snack bar, which probably opened soon after the modernisation of the station in the 1930s
Female Ticket Inspector at Paddington Station in 1943An official photograph of a ticket inspector at Paddington Station checking the ticket of a passenger on-board an outbound train in 1943
Carriage and Wagon Works Casualty Centre, 1962The Casualty Centre in the Carriage and Wagons Works in Swindon was a well-equipped facility. The nurses employed there could deal with all manner of first aid emergencies
Workers riveting a locomotive boiler in V Boiler Shop c. 1942In this image taken at Swindon Works sometime during the latter half of the war, three women are shown working on the riveting of a locomotive boiler in V Boiler Shop
Female employees at Swindon Works making lamps, c. 1940A larger group of female employees have been photographed here engaged in the making of lamps at Swindon Works. The tin lamp bodies
Shell production for World War 2 in 24F shop at Swindon Works, 1942An image of the shell production line in 24F Shop showing view of the workshop space for shell inspection during World War 2
St John Ambulance Challenge Cup, May 1938In the May 1938 edition of the GWR Magazine it was reported that a team from Shrewsbury won the ‘Florence M Lean’ Challenge Cup. This cup was awarded for a women only ambulance competition
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in 1943The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in September 1943 is the subject of this image featuring a group of ladies stacking boxes that have probably just been off-loaded from a goods train
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
Swindon Works employees welding superheaters for locomotive boilers, 1942A group of female employees are welding the superheaters for locomotive boilers in P1 Shop. As rail operation was essential to the war effort
Swindon Works employees manouvering a wheel set by crane, c. 1940In this photograph a female crane operator is working alongside two male colleagues, manoeuvring a locomotive wheel set into place
Railway carriage converted to an ambulance ward car, c1939This internal view of an ambulance ward car gives a clear image of both the ingenuity used in converting rolling stock for medical use, but also the cramped conditions endured within these vehicles
War time work in Q Shop at Swindon Works, 1942This image was taken in March 1942 and shows four women operating a large pressing machine in Q Shop. The women are making 4.5inch copper bands for ammunition shells
Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942No.24 Shop, on the Carriage and Wagon side of Swindon Works was fitted out with two production lines for 25-pounder shells
Bather, August 1931GWR publicity image of a woman wearing a diamond patterned swimming costume and cap leaning over a wall at the seaside in August 1931
Women working in the Swindon Works laundry, c1930
Swindon Works War Work, 22nd January 1942Female worker machining a 25 PDR shell on 22 January 1942. Munitions work issued by Ministry of Supply
GWR Buffet Car, c1938
Buffet Car from the 1930s
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
Queen Mary on the footplate of No 4082 Windsor Castle, 1924King George V and Queen Mary visited Swindon Works in April 1924. They arrived and departed on Windsor Castle. Charles Collett (Chief Mechanical Engineer) can be seen leaning out of the cab
Fashion Show in the Mechanics Institute c. 1920sFashion Show in the Mechanics Institute c.1920s
No 9 Carriage Trimming Shop, c1930sTwo ladies are sat weaving luggage racks for the carriages built at Swindon Works. The majority of women were employed at the Works in roles that required good dexterity and skill
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
Female rivet hotter, A Shop, c. 1940During the Second World War Swindon Works employed women in both the workshops and offices. Here a female employee is helping her male colleague with riveting
Female worker servicing a Thorncroft lorry at Slough Road Motor Department, 1944During the Second World War women were given jobs normally assigned to men. At the GWR Road Motor Depot at Slough this involved car and lorry maintenance and repair
Interior view of Camp Coach showing a close up view of dining room, 1935
Interior of Camp Coach showing dining room, 1935
Female swimmers at the GWR Medical Fund Society small swimming baths (Milton Rd), c1900
Paddington Mint Stables, London, c. 1920sA image of female workers tending to the GWRs company horses at the Paddington Mint Stables, London, c.1920s. Three women are posing with a dray horse each
Swindon Works War Work, 23rd January 1942Female workers sorting 25 PDR shells. Work issued by the Ministry of Supply
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
Women working on a locomotive boiler in Swindon Work during WW2
BR First Class Carriage, c1960sComfort in the era of diesel
GWR Buffet Car, c1930s
Stage production at the Mechanics InstituteThe cast of the stage production A Trip to Juja posing in front of the stage of the Mechanics Institute Theatre
Buffet Car No 9631, c1934GWR Publicity photograph Built 1934 to diagram H41. Currently on display at STEAM Museum of the GWR, Swindon
Medical Fund Hospital staff and patients, c1890The Medical Fund Hospital was established in 1871. It opened due to a increase in the size of Swindon Works and the number of accidents occuring
No 9 Shop, Sewing Room, 1930This busy scene from 1930 shows about 30 women in the female sewing room. On the left a row of women work on sewing machines
V Shop, 1951Female member of staff drilling boiler from inside
Soldiers and Sailors Buffet at Paddington Station, 1919A shot capturing the last servicemen to be offered refreshments at the Soldiers and Sailors Free Buffet at Paddington Station on 28th June 1919
Paddington Telephone Exchange, London, 1906An image of a female operator connecting callers to the railway system at Paddingtons Telephone Exchange, London, 1906
Office Staff at Paddington Station, c. 1920sThis image of an unknown office at Paddington Station was probably taken in the 1920s. It shows a number of women at work at desks and some are using typewriters at tables
Women war workers making ammunition shells in 24F Shop, 1943These women have been tasked with the pressing on of copper bands and insertion of base plates for 25-pounder quick firing, high explosive, streamline shells
Female permanent way workers, c1940During the Second World War women were employed in various different roles within the GWR. The women here fixing track chairs to wooden sleepers as part of their role within the permanent way
Women workers at the Road Motor Department, Slough, March 1944During the Second World War women were given jobs normally assigned to men. At the GWR Road Motor Depot at Slough this involved car maintenance and repair
No 9 Shop, Sewing Room, 1966This view of the sewing room was taken in 1966. It shows several women sewing large pieces of fabric, possibly sheeting for wagons
Female stewardess, 1917A Dining Car Waitress in her crisp white apron stands in the doorway of dining car No. 9546 on Platform 2, Paddington Station in 1917
Women war workers stamping ammunition shells in B Shop, 1942
Swindon Works war work, 22nd January 1942Female worker machining a 25 PDR shell. Work issued by Ministry of Supply
Swindon Works War Work, 26th June 1942A female worker varnishing the inside of a 9.2" shell. This work was issued by the Ministry of Supply
GWR Childrens Fete - Cake cutting team, c1900Team of men and women cutting up 4 tons of fruit cake for the GWR Childrens Fete. It is believed that the machine used to cut the cakes was designed and built at Swindon Works
Female employees working in the Permanant Way Department during WW2
Female Ticket Collector at Paddington Station during WW2An official photograph of a ticket inspector at Paddington Station checking the ticket of a passenger on-board an outbound train in 1943
