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Enthusiastic ex-railway workers are on hand, to give a personal insight into many of the exhibits. There is a series of reconstructions of areas of work, such as office, stores, workshop, signal box and foundry. The museum holds an extensive archive of books, periodicals, photographs, drawings and plans, relating to the Great Western Railway.
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In late 2015, No. 6000, along with City of Truro, returned to STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway (located at the site of the old railway works in Swindon), and both were put on display in preparation for Swindon 175 (in 2016), celebrating 175 years since the inception of Swindon as a railway town.
From April 2012 the locomotive is currently undergoing a 10 yearly heavy general overhaul at the West Somerset Railway's workshops at Minehead, Somerset. 6024 undertook a steam test in late 2022 and left the West Somerset Railway by road for Crewe in February 2023 for the completion of its overhaul. As of February 2024, 6024 is still undergoing ...
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
GWR Unlined Green, Great Western Lettering Museum of the Great Western Railway Preserved straight from service. Previously part of the National Collection, ownership was transferred to Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon in 2017 and the locomotive moved there in 2018. [8] [9] Retains inside steam pipes and straight frames. 2857 May 1918
The locomotive was the eighth of a batch of ten locomotives forming part of the GWR 3700 (or 'City') Class, and was delivered from Swindon Works in May 1903.All ten were named after cities on the GWR system; this batch was originally numbered 3433–42, City of Truro being 3440; like most GWR 4-4-0s, they were renumbered in December 1912, this batch becoming 3710–19 of which City of Truro ...
The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. [2] They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. [3] They could reach speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h). [4]