Inside the history of Swindon’s railway works as town marks 40 years since closure

Swindon’s railway works, where generations built, repaired, and maintained trains for nearly 150 years, ceased operations ...
The Railway Hub

A New Great Western Standard: The Design and Significance of Locomotive No. 1000

There has long been a peculiar and enduring interest in new locomotive designs emerging from Swindon. For decades, the works of the Great Western Railway ha ...
JSTOR Daily

City of Truro' Steam locomotive

GWR 4-4-0 No. 3717 (3440) 'City of Truro' - 2008. Steam locomotive, Great Western Railway, 4-4-0 No 3440 "City of Truro", designed by William Dean, built at Swindon in 1903.; City of Truro was the ...