Railtrack office sign
Office sign, aluminium 'Railtrack 125 House', black lettering on silver, from Railtrack Headquarters building in Swindon. 925mm x 360mm.
Great Western Railway splasher plate
1889
Locomotive splasher plate, brass, Great Western Railway No 3210, ex "3206" Class 2-4-0, built by Swindon, 5/1889, withdrawn 3/1937.
British Railway Board Standard Locomotives engineering drawings archive
Mechanical engineering drawings archive for British Railways Board Standard Locomotives. Different locomotive components were designed at Brighton, Swindon, Doncaster and Derby Works, but the entire project was co-ordinated from BRB HQ and so the drawings and other records form a single archive.
Train Splitter Lamp, Great Western Railway
Train splitter lamp, Great Western Railway, standard pattern. Box section with 2 side hooks of differing sizes. Red glass fore and aft, fluted top, slide-in reservoir stamped GWR. Made at Swindon.
Photograph of a boy playing an electric organ
23 August 1965
A photograph taken from the Daily Herald Archive showing a boy, ian Crabbe of Swindon playing 'a suitcase size electronic organ', taken by Central Press Photos Ltd, 23 August 1965.
Control Rack For Radiographic Linear Accelerator
1967
Control rack for radiographic linear accelerator, made by Radiation Dynamics Limited, used at the Paterson Research Institute to research the effect of radiation treatment for cancer on the human body.
Dunking Transducer Head, 1986
1986
Dunking head with MF Transducer, by Geodata and Reson, 1986. Transducer is towed from ship to interrogate transponders within a 10 km range.
Fire Engine, Great Western Railway
1912
Fire Engine, Great Western Railway, built by Dennis Bros., Guildford, 1912, for the GWR Swindon Works Fire Brigade, reg. no. AM2747, withdrawn 1956, includes drawing mirror, searchlight, 3 lamps, hooter, pressure gauge, 2 tool boxes, nozzles and pumps.
Photograph: Muffling the Scream of The Jets
October 1954
Photograph from the Daily Herald Archive, entitled "Muffling" the Scream of the Jets. The image shows a member of the maintenance crew at Vickers-Armstrong's South Marston Works inspecting a 'muffler' being tested in the production of fighter jets. Dated October 2nd 1954. Photograph from the Daily Herald Archive, indexed as Noise.
Photograph: Instruments - Tubon
August 1965
Daily Herald photograph entitled 'Something New for the Pop Groups'. The photograph shows the 'Tubon' being played by 11 year old Ian Crabbe. Dated August 23rd 1965. Photograph from the Daily Herald Archive, indexed as Music, Instruments - Tubon.
Lithograph, with white and charcoal added
1943
Lithograph, with white and charcoal added, a scene inside a foundry showing operatives with prods, probably Swindon Works, by Hubert Cook, [c1943?]. Two sheets patched and collaged then colour worked in; 42.5x54cm. untitled, no signature or date given
Lithograph, 'A welder in the Swindon Railway Works'
1938
Lithograph, 'A welder in the Swindon Railway Works', by Hubert Cook, 1938. Edition 8/10. titled signed and dated. image 30x26.5cm, sheet 37.5x30.5cm. Dramatic use of spirals in compositional thrust as welder in full protective gear and helmet makes sparks cascade across him from rivetting. Part of print has textured effect produced by laying cloth over inked stone before printing.
Drawing, ink, 'Unloading at a railway siding' by Hubert Cook
1952
Drawing, ink, 'Unloading at a railway siding' by Hubert Cook, 1952. original for a lithograph. 23x20.5cm, signed on support 25.5x22cm, mounted on black paper 29x26cm.
Lithograph, 'Plate shearers'
1957
Lithograph, 'Plate shearers', by Hubert Cook, 1957. edition 1/6. titled, signed and dated. 33x24cm. Three operatives, plate and chain in compositional spiral, 1957.
Model of hut and garden made of modelling clay
1996
Model of hut and garden made of Prima modelling clay extrusions from the "Thomas the Tank Engine fun machine" play stuff extrusion toy. Designed and made by Rachel Titcombe, Bluebird Developments.
Tender worksplate, Great Western Railway
1893
Tender worksplate, Great Western Railway, "Great Western Railway Company 1041 Swindon Works June 1893", brass, oval, 3000 gallons, 5 tons coal, attached to GWR 2-4-0.
Swindon locomotive drawing register lots 173-215
1907-1919
Locomotive drawing register, lots 173-215, August 1907-cFebruary 1919, Great Western Railway, Swindon, 1 volume. Ref: AA/A/1/16
Tyre bending machine and combined drill by W. Affleck, Swindon
1853-1891
Model of tyre bender and drilling machine combined, scale 1:4, by W Affleck, Prospect Works, Swindon
Cardboard box for "Thomas the Tank Engine fun machine" play stuff extrusion toy
1996
Cardboard box for "Thomas The Tank Engine Fun Machine" play stuff extrusion toy, made by Bluebird Developments, Swindon, United Kingdom, 1996. Box contains two plastic tubs containing dried out playstuff modelling dough, and a ‘wavy cutter’
Diesel and Electric Train Locomotives - National Traction Plan
1965-02
Report, paper with card covers and plastic spiral binding, Diesel and Electric Train Locomotives - National Traction Plan, by the British Railways Board, Feb. 1965, printed by British Railway Management Services Printing & Duplicating Centre, Swindon. Cover marked "Confidential (Not for Publication)." This report accompanied the National Traction Plan, which rationalised the number of diesel and electric types in service. It goes through every type of diesel and electric locomotive in service (excluding shunters), giving technical details, builder information, numbers etc., and data on availability and utilisation as at Sep./Oct. 1964. There are also comments on mechanical and operational features, the majority negative.
'Thomas The Tank Engine Fun Machine' extrusion toy
1996
"Thomas The Tank Engine Fun Machine" play stuff extrusion toy and box, made by Bluebird Developments, Swindon, United Kingdom, 1996
Lithograph, 'Iron foundry'
1943
Lithograph, 'Iron foundry', by Hubert Cook, 1943. edition 8/10. Also known as 'Moulding hands in an Iron Foundry'. 30.5x44cm. A study of light and dark in the teamwork of clothcapped figures inside the 'designer shop' of the Swindon Railway Works.
Lithograph, 'The Iron Man'
1938
Lithograph, 'The Iron Man', by Hubert Cook, 1938. A figure study of a machine shop operative, in protective clothing including special head and foot gear, holding a prod. Untitled, no signature (noted on verso). 50.5x35.5cm.
Lithograph, 'Sawing white hot metal: Swindon Rolling Mills'
1939
Lithograph, 'Sawing white hot metal: Swindon Rolling Mills', by Hubert Cook, 1939. Light sparks in the GWR mills. State with three operatives. Image 21x28.5cm, sheet 26.5x32cm.
Lithograph, 'Boiler shop
1938
Lithograph, 'Boiler shop, 500 ton 'V' shop press, by Hubert Cook, [c1938?]. A huge angled press with two pairs of operatives straining like caryatids towards a corner. unsigned, no title or date. A rich crayonned effect . image 29x41cm, sheet 35x47cm.
Lithograph, 'Lifting a heat from the Boiler Shop furnace'
1939
Lithograph, 'Lifting a heat from the Boiler Shop furnace', by Hubert Cook, 1939. Edition 1/7, signed titled and dated. 35x52cm, platemark 40x55cm, sheet 44.5x57cm. Centrepiece of hook and chain as two teams of operatives lift the ends of the bar.
Lithograph, 'Hydraulic rivetting'
1937
Lithograph, 'Hydraulic rivetting', by Hubert Cook [1937]. A huge press with five operatives, with minimal protection, in three tiers of operation on the press. The rivet heater is holding long rivets like the spokes of a wheel, possibly the construction of a fender, Swindon railway works. The first lithograph produced by this artist. 45x30cm.
Lithograph, 'A welder in a boiler shop' by Hubert Cook
1943
Lithograph, 'A welder in a boiler shop' by Hubert Cook, [1943]. Edition 3/10. titled and signed. A version was exhibited at the Royal Academy London 1943, no. 866. inscribed at top, Copyrighted to Official War Artists. An operative, wearing a fully protective suit, works with cascades of molten metal amidst huge cylinders. 29x42cm, sheet 35x49cm.
Lithograph, operative observing a press machine
1938
Lithograph, an operative minding or observing a large hydraulic? press machine, one arm resting on his raised knee, the left hand on a wheel. By Hubert Cook, [1938?]. not signed or dated, no title given, but in sequence of Swindon Works. image 35.5x28.5cm, sheet 45.5x38.5cm.
Lithograph, 'Experimental welding' by Hubert Cook
1937
Lithograph, 'Experimental welding' by Hubert Cook, 1937. Edition 3/10. titled and signed. Noted along bottom edge, Exhibited at Senefelder Club 1937. Image 28x30.5cm, sheet 34x35.5cm. Showing four welding operatives inside the machine shop at Swindon railway works, working in concentration.
Component for a Ford Comuta electric car
1967
Component for a Ford Comuta electric car, by Square D, Swindon, United Kingdom
Geoffrey Tippett Collection - Swindon Works & GWR Locomotives
circa 1930
Geoffrey Tippett Collection of photographs of Swindon Works and GWR locomotives. The collection consists of an album containing 46 black & white 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch contact prints, and binder of 100 negatives. The photographs, taken in the late 1920s / early 1930s depict locomotives at the works, repairs, components, machine tools, boilers, shop floors, etc. The photographer, Mr. Geoffrey Tippett, was an apprentice at Swindon Works.
Dunking Head with Pressure, Temperature and Salinity Sensor, 1986
1986
Dunking head with pressure, temperature and salinity sensor fitted, by Geodata, 1986. Used to make measurements from a ship.
Test 64', punch operator's test
circa 1928
A 'Test 64', punch operator's test, electromechanical, 1920-1939.
Locomotive worksplate
1960
Locomotive Worksplate, British Railways, "built 1960 Swindon", cast iron, oval, standard 2-10-0 Class 9F 92220 "Evening Star", built March 1960, last steam locomotive made for BR, withdrawn March 1965, restored & repainted for preservation at Crewe Works.
Rod and crankshaft, from Maybach diesel engine
Connecting rod and crankshaft assembly from Maybach diesel engine British Rail Engineering Ltd., Swindon.
Locomotive worksplate
1960
Locomotive Worksplate, British Railways, "built 1960 Swindon", cast iron, oval, standard 2-10-0 Class 9F 92220 "Evening Star", built March 1960, last steam locomotive built for BR, withdrawn March 1965, restored & repainted for preservation at Crewe Works.
Royal coat of arms, Great Western Railway
Royal coat of arms, cast iron, painted black, ex Great Western Railway Swindon Works (Swindon List no. 36).
Broad Gauge Royal Saloon door panel, 1871
1871
Door panel, padded maroon leather, ex Broad Gauge Royal Saloon by W Harvie, Foreman, Great Western Railway Swindon Carriage Department 1871.
Door panel from Royal Saloon
1871
Cream leather door panel from Broad Gauge Royal Saloon designed by W Harvie Foreman at Great Western Railway Carriage Department, Swindon, 1871. Overall: 780 mm x 837 mm x 50 mm.
Wagon solebar plate
1984
Wagon solebar plate, from 24 ton well wagon No. DB550019, built Swindon 1984 (Lot No. 4040) and used in 'Operation Smash Hit' testing of 'Magnox' spent nuclear fuel flask, Old Dalby, Leicestershire, 17th July 1984.
Locomotive worksplate
1960
Locomotive Worksplate, British Railways, "built 1960 Swindon", cast iron, oval, standard 2-10-0 Class 9F 92220 "Evening Star", built March 1960, last steam locomotive built for BR, withdrawn March 1965, restored & repainted for preservation at Crewe Works.
2920 cabside numberplate from Saint David
1907
Cabside numberplate, Great Western Railway, "2920", from locomotive "Saint David", built September 1907, withdrawn October 1953.
One wooden artificial foot
One wooden artificial foot, metal hinge at ankle, part of a set of four artificial limbs manufactured by the Great Western Railway, Swindon works, for injured railway personal, recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon.
Locomotive worksplate
1960
Locomotive Worksplate, British Railways, "built 1960 Swindon", cast iron, oval, standard 2-10-0 Class 9F 92220 "Evening Star", built March 1960, last steam locomotive built for BR, withdrawn March 1965, restored & repainted for preservation at Crewe Works.
Locomotive plaque
Locomotive plaque, Great Western Railway, "Broad gauge engine, Sultan, built at Swindon 1847, new boiler 1876, total mileage to conversion of gauge May 92 1,488,190".
Wooden model railway carriage body, British Railways - ex Swindon Works
Model railway carriage body, approx. 1:24 scale, wooden painting style scheme for BR MkII carriages, BR (WR) and BR (LMR), ex Swindon Works.
Locomotive test report, British Railways (Western Region) Test Report, Class 5MT 4-6-0 No. 44764
1950
Locomotive test report, British Railways (Western Region) Test Report, Class 5MT 4-6-0 No. 44764, performance and efficiency test, London Midland Region Mobile Test Plant, include comments on the previous report (M2), Swindon, March 1950, 4 pages, 3 graphs. 7.874 x 13.3858 in. (NRM Technical Archive reference TEST/LMS/17)
Wagon lot book
1933-1944
Wagon lot book, lots 1123-1485 and sundry orders, February 1933-October 1944, Swindon, 1 volume.
Register of drawings
1900-1960
Register of drawings, carriage drawing register and index, c1900-1960, Swindon, 1 volume.