Railway Voices from Inside Swindon Works

Railway Voices from Inside Swindon Works PDF Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: Tempus Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9780752445267
Category : Locomotive works
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
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

In and Around Swindon Works PDF Author: Peter Timms
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445611201
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
A new study looking at the Swindon works in the transition period between the GWR and BR (Western) ownership.

Doing Time Inside

Doing Time Inside PDF Author: Rosa Marie Matheson
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780752453019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Great Western Railway's Swindon Works was the largest employer in the area, even during the early British Railway years. For well over a hundred years thousands of apprentices and trainees passed through its doors to learn the trades of the railways.

Swindon Works

Swindon Works PDF Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750968869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
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 Through Time

Swindon Works Through Time PDF Author: Andy Binks
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445642719
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Swindon Works have changed and developed since the 1940s.

Swindon Works 1930-1960

Swindon Works 1930-1960 PDF Author: Peter Timms
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445642670
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
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

Trip

Trip PDF Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: History Press (SC)
ISBN: 9780752439099
Category : Vacations, Employee
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
'Trip', if you happened to be a Swindonian and one that worked 'inside' the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works, was the event of the year. When, in 1848, a party of some 500 made up of men from the Mechanics Institution and their families took the company's gratis train to Oxford, they set a tradition that lasted for over 120 years. Trip enabled the 'trippers' to travel initially all over the GWR system, then up and down the country and, in later times, even across the Channel to Europe. It was a masterpiece of management and in its heyday numbers up to 26,000 would leave Swindon in a matter of hours. Over the years Trip became part of the fabric of life for Swindon Works' railway families and they invested it with their individual rituals and traditions. It was talked about with hushed breath and hopeful longing for many months before the event and is now remembered long years after with great fondness. This book provides an evocative record of Trip for those who remember the excursions and for anyone interested in the history of Swindon and the administrative prowess of the GWR. Archive photographs and postcards offer a fascinating glimpse of Swindon Works and the families on holiday at an array of Trip destinations.
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