Places Gallery

King George V at Plymouth, c1930s

King class locomotive number 6000, King George V, can be seen here at the GWR's Millbay Docks in Plymouth. It is seen alongside a Western Nation bus. Western National took over the GWR's bus routes in the 1930s. Both vehicles stand in an area now known as Soap Street

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6000, Bus, Devon, Docks, Double Decker, King Class, King George V, Millbay, Plymouth, Pophams, Soap Street, Western National

Swindon Medical Fund Society Laundry

Behind the scenes at Swindon's GWR Medical Fund, a range of work was undertaken including the washing of bed linen and other items in the Laundry

Laundry, Swindon Medical Fund Society

Family boarding a train in the carriage sidings at Swindon, for the annual Works trip, 1932

Swindon Works closed down for two weeks every year, and the workers and their families went on a holiday known as the Trip. Complimentary trains ferried families to their destinations. In order to reduce any disruption to normal services, these trains were boarded from inside the Works or further down the line

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