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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Interior of a buffet car, built in Swindon in 1934. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Display with tools of the former foundry in the workshop of Swindon Works. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Entrance of the museum in part of the former Swindon Works. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Display of the kettle workshop of Swindon Works. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Old shunting locomotive nr. 2516 of the 2301 class, built in 1897 in Swindon. Now on display in the museum. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Heavy freight locomotive 2807 of the 2800 class, built in 1905. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Steam locomotive 3717 (British Rail 3440) "City of Truro" is part of the 3700 City class, built in 1903 in Swindon. I personally saw this locomotive in operation in 1989 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, during the festivities for 150 years railways in The Netherland. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Steam locomotive 3717 (British Rail 3440) "City of Truro" is part of the 3700 City class, built in 1903 in Swindon. I personally saw this locomotive in operation in 1989 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, during the festivities for 150 years railways in The Netherland. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Express passenger steam locomotive 4073 "Carphilly Castle" once was the fastest steam locomotive in the world. It was built in 1923 here in Swindon. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Express passenger steam locomotive 4073 "Carphilly Castle" once was the fastest steam locomotive in the world. It was built in 1923 here in Swindon. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Express passenger steam locomotive 4073 "Carphilly Castle" once was the fastest steam locomotive in the world. It was built in 1923 here in Swindon. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Steam locomotive 6000 of the 6000 King class on display in the museum, on which location it was built in 1927. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Quite modern Pannier tank locomotive nr. 9400 of the 9400 class, built in 1947 for shunting. 210 locomotives class 9400 were built. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Quite modern Pannier tank locomotive nr. 9400 of the 9400 class, built in 1947 for shunting. 210 locomotives class 9400 were built. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden