For over 140 years, Swindon Locomotive Works was at the heart of Britain’s railway story. Opened in 1843 by the Great Western Railway, it became one of the most important engineering centres in the world, producing legendary locomotives like the Castle, King, and Hall classes. Generations of skilled workers turned Swindon into a railway town, with the works employing tens of thousands at its peak. From design to construction, repair to innovation, Swindon Works was the pride of the GWR and later
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🚂✨ City of Truro – The First 100mph Steam Locomotive? The GWR 3440 City of Truro, built in 1903 at Swindon Works, is one of Britain’s most famous steam locomotives. Legendary for its 1904 record-breaking run, where it is believed to have exceeded 100mph, City of Truro became a pioneer of speed and a symbol of Edwardian railway progress. 🎥 In this video, we uncover the remarkable story of City of Truro – from its express runs on the Great Western Railway to its preservation and place in history
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5526 was built at Swindon Works in May 1928 and is a Great Western Railway (GWR) 2-8-0T In 1962 it was sold to the Woodham Brothers on and moved to their scrap yard in Barry in November. Believed now to be at the South Devon Railway. #HeritageSteam #steamrailway #DartmouthSteamRailway #paignton
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🚂 BRADLEY MANOR ARRIVES AT HAMPTON LOADE 🚂 7802 Bradley Manor arrives at Hampton Loade Station on the Severn Valley Railway. The GWR 7800 Class locomotive was hauling a service from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth during the railway's Winter Steam Gala. It was carrying the headboard "Cambrian Coast Express". Bradley Manor regularly hauled the prestigious train, which ran from London Paddington to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli over the Cambrian Line. The loco was built at Swindon Works and completed in
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🚂 HAGLEY HALL ARRIVES AT HIGHLEY 🚂 4930 Hagley Hall arrives at Highley Station on the Severn Valley Railway. The GWR 4900 Class locomotive was hauling a service from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster during the railway's Winter Steam Gala. The loco was built at Swindon Works and completed in 1929. It operated passenger and freight services and was based at the likes of Wolverhampton, Chester, Bristol, Weymouth, Birmingham, Leamington Spa, Westbury, Taunton, Exeter, West London and Swindon. The loco
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