Swindon Works
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Swindon Works The Legend
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Author : Rosa Matheson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-05-02
Swindon Works The Legend written by Rosa Matheson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-02 with Transportation categories.
The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.
Swindon Works 1930 1960
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Author : Peter Timms
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Swindon Works 1930 1960 written by Peter Timms and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with Transportation categories.
From 1841, when the Great Western Railway began building its works at Swindon, to 1986, when the works were closed, Swindon was a railway town
The End Of The Line
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Author : Ron Bateman
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2020-04-07
The End Of The Line written by Ron Bateman and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-07 with Transportation categories.
In 1977, the iconic Swindon Works was building locomotives. By 1986, it was shut down. In The End of the Line, Ron Bateman recounts the fight to save Swindon Works, its 3,500 jobs and the livelihood of the entire community it represented. Initially joining through the Works Training School in 1977, Ron witnessed this tragic struggle and the crushing blow dealt to the industry that had defined Swindon for generations. Combining personal recollections with information and interviews from many other insiders and railmen, this book provides the only comprehensive chronicle on the final decade of 147 years of railway engineering and a fateful milestone in the history of Swindon.
Swindon Works Through Time
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Author : Andy Binks
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2015-02-15
Swindon Works Through Time written by Andy Binks and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-15 with Transportation categories.
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Swindon Works have changed and developed since the 1940s.
Railway Voices From Inside Swindon Works
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Author : Rosa Matheson
language : en
Publisher: Tempus Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2008-11
Railway Voices From Inside Swindon Works written by Rosa Matheson and has been published by Tempus Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11 with Locomotive works categories.
It was often joked that Swindon Works' men came with 'GWR' stamped on their bottoms, so much so that even in the BR era they considered themselves Great Western! Those who worked 'Inside' as locals called it, possessed a fierce price in their work and in their worldwide reputation. Using material from numerous interviews with workshop men and women as well as official documents, Swindon expert Rosa Matheson examines the differences of each era - GWR / BR; conditions in the Works; the idiosyncrasies of work practices, such as odd names of jobs like 'holder-upper' and generational family work histories. She also explores the relationships between the workers - men ad women, shopfloor and management, foremen and men and especially 'Loco' versus Carriage and Wagon! Whilst many books have been written about the Works, few, if any, have given a chance to those who worked in its workshops to have their voices heard in the telling of that story. This beautifully illustrated book uses their words and experiences to tell the good, the bad and the ugly of working 'Inside'.
In And Around Swindon Works
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Author : Peter Timms
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2012-05-15
In And Around Swindon Works written by Peter Timms and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-15 with Transportation categories.
A new study looking at the Swindon works in the transition period between the GWR and BR (Western) ownership.
Swindon Works And Its Place In Great Western Railway History
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Author : Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Swindon Works And Its Place In Great Western Railway History written by Great Western Railway (Great Britain) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with categories.
Swindon Works
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Swindon Works written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Swindon Works 1930 1960
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Author : Peter Timms
language : en
Publisher: Tempus Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2007-08-01
Swindon Works 1930 1960 written by Peter Timms and has been published by Tempus Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Great Western Railway categories.
Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957.
Swindon Works And Its Place In Railway History
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Author : Great Western Railway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Swindon Works And Its Place In Railway History written by Great Western Railway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with categories.