TRAIN enthusiasts caught a rare glimpse of an historic locomotive as it passed through the Eden Valley for the first time in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A day of fun Lego-themed activities is being held at the Steam Museum. Saturday will see the venue host its new Brick Adventurer Day with lots of hands-on creative workshops and brick-building for ...

Swindon’s railway works, at one time one of the world’s largest industrial complexes, closed in 1986. The North Star area, named after the Great Western Railway’s first locomotive, ...

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, ...

Science Museum Group (SMG) is recruiting a design team for two new storage buildings at its Science and Innovation Park near Swindon [Deadline: 9 August 2024] The winner of the estimated £90,000 ...

Get ready to experience the golden age of steam as Tiverton Museum hosts a special Railway Day. ... “Loco 1442 was built by GWR in Swindon and served as the Tivvy Bumper.

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.