The new Railway Museum at Swindon focuses on the tows engineering heritage. The hands on type displays include a walk underneath a GWR Castle Class Locomotive that was built at Swindon, other locomotives on view range from a Broad Gauge replica to a top link King Class Engine. The museum shows how the workshops grew into a massive facility until it's demise in the 1970's. Even if you're not a railway enthusiast the museum is well worth a visit as it focuses on the areas industrial history.
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