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´Inside´ Swindon Works: Railway Voices
Rosa Matheson
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Description for ´Inside´ Swindon Works: Railway Voices
Paperback. The Beginning of 'the Works' has entered into the mythology that is now part and parcel of the history of Swindon and its famous parents - the Great Western Railway. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBTD; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752445267
SKU
V9780752445267
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Ref
99-10
About Rosa Matheson
Dr Rosa Matheson is Swindon’s best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and women’s railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia, has written a number of books and articles, and is active in presenting talks to the community. She has previously written Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, Terror in the Tunnels, The ... Read more
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