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Damaged railway lamps, 1942

These rather forlorn looking lamps appeared in an article from the April 1942 edition of the GWR Magazine. The article looks at the daily toll of damaged and lost locomotive equipment and it called upon employees to make a positive contribution to this loss and damage. During the war there was a shortage of raw materials and unnecessary repairs or replacements took its toll on resources. For example, over 200 lamps a week were arriving at Swindon Works for repair. It was considered an employee's ?National Duty? to keep the nation's transport system running smoothly

Air Raid notice, issued to passengers in 1940

This notice was issued to passengers in August 1940 by the GWR's General Manager, James Milne. The safety of staff and passengers was of the utmost importance and the GWR was obliged to issue the correct directives. Many of the GWR's principal stations had huge overall roofs built from glass, iron, steel and wood and the threat of these huge structures collapsing during a bombing raid was extremely high

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Christmas card from Newport Superintendent's Office, 1937

The GWR's Superintendent's Office in Newport was the sender of this card in celebration of Christmas 1937 and the New Year of 1938. Despite being fairly plain, the card has a nice example of the GWR Coat of Arms in the top left corner

Card, Christmas, Newport, Superintendent