A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (2)

Pete,

Today our tour takes us to the foundry, the patternmakers shop and the machine shop where all the parts were made fort he locomotives being built here

The Foundry where cast metal plates and parts were made
The Foundry where cast metal plates and parts were made
Pattermakers shop where the moulds (patterns) for cast metal work were made
Pattermakers shop where the moulds (patterns) for cast metal work were made

Machine Shop where metal parts were shaped and finished
Machine Shop where metal parts were shaped and finished
These were the most dangerous places to work in the plant with the highest incidence of injuries
These were the most dangerous places to work in the plant with the highest incidence of injuries
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I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.

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