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Swindon works/locomotive works j shop/j shop iron foundry 1951
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A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2, 1942
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Swindon Works Broad Gauge Wagon Dump, 1892
Dozens of wagons can be seen here lined up at Swindon Works waiting to be scrapped. The GWR's broad gauge came to a final end in May 1892. Hundreds of locomotives, carriages and wagons were taken out of service as standard gauge vehicles took over
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Broad Gauge, Dump, Private Owner, Sully, Swindon, Wagon

Leatherwork for howitzers and 8 pdr guns, made at Swindon Works, c.1915
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Australian officers and sailors on a visit to Swindon Works,1945
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USA S160 2-8-0 locomotive No. 1606 coupled to an ambulance train, 1942
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Presentation of a War Savings League Cup to members at Swindon Works, 1944
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Brake Third coach No. 3307 converted into a mobile cleansing unit, 1941
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16 inch naval gun loaded on a set of four POLLEN E wagons, 1944
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A corridor brake composite carriage converted into a rail mobile emergency canteen, 1941
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A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works, 1941
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Swindon Home Guard manning an anti-aircraft gun platform, c.1940
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Standing down parade of 13th Battalion Home Guard, Swindon Works, 1944
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Brake Third coach No. 3307 converted into a mobile cleansing unit, 1941
The fear of gas attack was of paramount concern during World War II, as demonstrated by the mass issuing of gas masks prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. One of the responsibilities of the ARP services was to lead the decontamination and cleansing process in the event of such an attack. Mobile cleansing units were made available to the ARP service to clean people who had been exposed to gas attack, and in July 1941 the GWR converted Brake Third coach No. 3307 into an ARP Cleansing Unit for this purpose. The van was equipped with an air lock leading to an undressing room, showers, and further along the vehicle, a dressing room stocked with fresh clothing. As can be seen in this photograph, the windows were completely blacked out and they were also made to be blast proof. This was one of 47 such units converted by the major railway companies, which were stationed at strategic locations for immediate dispatch to any station or rail depot where they were needed

Wartime shells being packed up in 24F shop, ready for transportation in 1942
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Air raid damage to the gas holder at Swindon Works, 1942
Swindon Works following the air raid on 27th July 1942. The gas holder at the gas works is pock-marked by machine gun fire from a lone aircraft that had swooped over the town early in the morning. A fire broke out in the gas holder, but it was quickly put out and the holes were plugged with clay to prevent any further damage. It is interesting to note the strange breathing apparatus worn by the two men in the left of the image; presumably masks to combat the effects of any escaping gas

King George V entering the cab of No 4082 Windsor Castle, 1924
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