Swindon Works

Swindon Works
Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2016-05-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0750968869

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The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway’s Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.


Swindon Works
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Rosa Matheson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-02 - Publisher: The History Press

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The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway’s Swindon Works iconic? Wa
Swindon Works 1930-1960
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Peter Timms
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-15 - Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

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From 1841, when the Great Western Railway began building its works at Swindon, to 1986, when the works were closed, Swindon was a railway town
Swindon Works Through Time
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: Andy Binks
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-02-15 - Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Swindon Works have changed and developed since the 1940s.
In and Around Swindon Works
Language: en
Pages: 362
Authors: Peter Timms
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-15 - Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

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A new study looking at the Swindon works in the transition period between the GWR and BR (Western) ownership.
The Great Western at Swindon Works
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Alan S. Peck
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher: Oxford Publishing

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