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Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960
British Railways Cattle Wagon

British Railways Cattle Wagon

1951
British Railways china clay wagon

British Railways china clay wagon

1955
Milk van, Great Western Railway

Milk van, Great Western Railway

1936
Great Western Railway Mogo

Great Western Railway Mogo

1935
'City of Truro' Steam locomotive

'City of Truro' Steam locomotive

1903
Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927

Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927

1927
Steam locomotive, named Lode Star, Great Western Railway

Steam locomotive, named Lode Star, Great Western Railway

1907
Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Western Fusilier

Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Western Fusilier

1963
Steam locomotive 'Dean Goods', Great Western Railway

Steam locomotive 'Dean Goods', Great Western Railway

1897
Hawkesworth 'Pannier tank' No. 9400, Great Western Railway

Hawkesworth 'Pannier tank' No. 9400, Great Western Railway

1947
'City of Truro' Steam locomotive worksplate

'City of Truro' Steam locomotive worksplate

1903
'City of Truro' Steam locomotive worksplate

'City of Truro' Steam locomotive worksplate

1903
Model diesel-hydraulic locomotive, approx. 1:24 scale wooden styling model for D9500 locomoive, ex Swindon Works.

Model diesel-hydraulic locomotive, British Railways - ex Swindon Works

Model railway carriage body, approx. 1:24 scale, wooden painting style scheme for BR MkI carriages, 'blood and custard' style, ex Swindon Works.

Wooden model railway carriage body, British Railways - ex Swindon Works

Set of railway wagons, Great Western Railway, girder wagon set, consisting of four six-wheel vehicles, Pollen E, No DW84997, DW84998, DW84999, DW85000, to carry 60 tons in total, built Swindon, 1909

Great Western Railway girder wagon set

1909
6 Ton Shunting Truck, No TDW94988, Great Western Railway, built Swindon, 1914.

Shunting truck, Great Western Railway

1914
Locomotive Works plate, GWR, "Great Western Railway No. 1928 of February 1902, ex William Dean", oval, 4-6-0 Saint 2900 Class, renumbered 100 June 1902, renamed "William Dean" November 1902, renumbered to 2900 (no date), withdrawn June 1932.

Locomotive Worksplate

1902
Papers of William Dean, Locomotive Superintendent, Swindon, Great Western Railway, concerning changes to the hours and wages of enginemen and firemen, 1879-1884, 1 file.

Papers of William Dean

1879-1884
Filmed in 1961 at Swindon railway works. Footage of several Great Western Railway steam locomotives, close-up shots of locomotive parts and shunting operations, including, No. 3440 'City of Truro', driver and fireman, oiling engine, No. 2516, No. 4003 'Lode Star', manual operation of the turntable by two or one staff, cleaning and polishing locomotive. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Swindon Engines'

1961
Great Western Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department, Swindon, internal circulars,. nos. 5520-5923, January 1934-April 1939. 1 volume. Also includes some loose papers.

Great Western Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department, Swindon, internal circulars

1934-1939
Rail profile, standard, end, for Great Western Railway 00 section bull-head rail, No.486 with GWR agency mark, probably from Swindon mills, October 1899

standard rail profile

1899
Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, British Railways, Class 52 C-C No 1023 "Western Fusilier", built at Swindon in 1963, withdrawn in 1977.

Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Western Fusilier

1963
Axlebox cover, iron, ex Great Western Railway 4-2-2 `Lord of the Isles', Broad Gauge locomotive, engraved ‘’Manufactured by the Great Western Railway Company 1851 at their Swindon Works’, polished iron with black infill to the letters.

axlebox cover, Great Western Railway

1851
Axlebox cover, iron, ex Great Western Railway 4-2-2 `Lord of the Isles', Broad Gauge locomotive, engraved ‘’Manufactured by the Great Western Railway Company 1851 at their Swindon Works’, painted dark brown with gilt lettering.

axlebox cover, Great Western Railway

1851
Colour print: Swindon Pride. Three locomotives outside Swindon Shed, Windsor Castle, King Edward 1 and one other, by David Weston, 1989, printed by Lazy Ave Fine Art Publications./James Haworth Ltd.

Swindon Pride

1989