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Collection of engineering drawings from the Great Western Railway (GWR) Engineer's Office of railway buildings and railway machinery

1837-1867

Bistoury, double, steel

1880-1920

Lead glass step wedge used to determine x-ray exposures

1950-1965

Daily Herald Photograph: Squatters in Paddington

1949-09-14

Daily Herald Photograph: Eastbourne Terrace development project

1958-05-01

Uterine caustic applicator

1880-1920

Syme's abscess knife

1880-1920

Enginorum Scrapbook created by staff of the Great Western Railway (GWR) Drawing Office

circa 1899-circa 1938

Daily Herald Photograph: Paddington housing conversion plans

1947-02-27

Circular about the press facilities as accidents dated 19th July 1948.

press facilities at accidents

1948

Timetable, paper and card, handbill form, Great Western Railway, "London to Maidenhead and Twyford', printed by W. Snell, Paddington.

London to Maidenhead and Twyford

Booklet, Regional Appendix to the Working Time Table and Books of Rules and Regulations, published 1 Oct 1960 by British Railways (Eestern Region)

Regional Appendix to the Working Time Table and Books of Rules and Regulations

1960-10-01

Great Western Railway engineering drawing showing Arrangement of Pumps at Box Tunnel, c.1837? Ink and wash on paper, scales 1":5' & 3/4":1'. Front and end elevations and pump machinery details. Verso bears stamp of Great Western Railway, Engineer's Office, Paddington and number 31051.

Great Western Railway drawing of pumps in Box Tunnel

circa 1837

Booklet, Regulations for Train Signalling and Signalmen's General Instructions, published 1 Oct 1960 by British Railways (Western Region) and annotated 'Signalman Birch'

Regulations for Train Signalling and Signalmen's General Instructions

1960-10-01

Binder, ring type, embossed 'BR', containing a series of line diagrams for sections of the Western region main line, number 20, one of a series

Binder, ring type

1963

British Railways instruction binder "Working Instructions for A.C. Electrified Lines Section A - Personal Safety," re-issued June 1990, with some pages re-issued October 1993. Publication no. BR 29987. 47pp. Filled out for Michael John Bedford at York Station.

Working Instructions for A.C. Electrified Lines

1990

Engineering drawing of Switch Capstan, Lever and Crank Box, created by Great Western Railway, Engineers Office. Ink and wask, scale 1 1/2" : 1'. Bears stamp of Great Western Railway Engineers Office, Paddington and 'set' number 30348.

Drawing of Switch Capstan, Lever and Crank Box

1801-1900

Photograph entitled 'Cycling season opens at Paddington, general views showing the large crowds' by Sayers, Daily Herald, 22 March 1940. Gelatin silver print

Cycling season opens at Paddington

1940-03-22