STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway curator Frances Yeo, said: "King George the Fifth is particularly special to Swindon and STEAM. "It was built in 1927 and released on to the railways at ...

The panel, at Swindon railway station, controls trains over more than 200 miles of track. ... Video, 00:02:27 1960s signal box departs for museum. Subsection. Wiltshire. Published. 18 February 2015.

A new exhibition at Swindon's STEAM Museum will showcase the lives of railway apprentices over the years. The exhibition, titled "Doing Time – The Railway Apprentice," opened this week, and ...

Frances Yeo, Swindon Museums manager said: “I’m delighted that we’re able to showcase more of our fantastic collections with these three exhibitions related to the GWR’s emergency services.

The steam-powered hooters at the town's railway works were last heard at 16:30 GMT on 26 March 1986 Two hooters - dubbed Swindon's alarm clock - have been heard across the town for the first time ...

The ever-popular Steam Museum, which is housed in one of the historic - and listed - Great Western Railway works buildings could see solar ...

The project, planned to complete in 2024, will transform the remote Wiltshire site – which is set to house hundreds of thousands of objects from the Science Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, ...

Swindon BC has ambitious plans for town centre regeneration rooted in its historic role in Brunel’s Great Western Railway. Swindon BC has ambitious plans for town centre regeneration rooted in its ...

A signal box, which has kept trains in the West of England on track for the past 50 years, is to be preserved as a piece of railway history. The panel, at Swindon railway station, controls trains ...