A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (3)

Today we visit the carriage shop, the boiler shop and the erecting shop

The Carriage shop was where all the wooden bodies for the carriages were made The Carriage shop was where all the wooden bodies for the carriages were made[/caption]

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The boiler shop was where the boiler units for the locomotives were assembled
The boiler shop was where the boiler units for the locomotives were assembled

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The erecting shop was all the parts came together to form the finished locomotive
The erecting shop was all the parts came together to form the finished locomotive

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2 Comments

    1. This was my first visit and was pleasantly surprised about how much of the works remains and liked how the museum told the story og its history and the people who worked there.

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