Twenty years ago today, Swindon’s Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway was officially opened by HRH The Prince of Wales. The Royal Family | Swindon Borough Council

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

GWR 4073 CLASS 4073 CAERPHILLY CASTLE - walking under the locomotive at the Steam Museum, Swindon