The new Railway Museum at Swindon focuses on the tows engineering
heritage. The "hands on type displays" include a walk underneath a GWR
Castle Class Locomotive that was built at Swindon, other locomotives on view
range from a "Broad Gauge" replica to a top link King Class Engine.
The museum shows how the workshops grew into a massive facility until it's
demise in the 1970's. Even if you're not a railway enthusiast the
museum is well worth a visit as it focuses on the areas industrial history. Copyright of all pictures in this gallery belong to R Kelsey. |