Steam – Museum of the Great Western Railway 2025

Situated on the old Swindon Works site, the museum tells the story of Swindon and the GWR. As well as locomotives such as ‘Caerphilly Castle’ and ‘King George V’, the museum features audio visual and interactive displays.

Contacts

Address: off Fire Fly Avenue Kemble Drive Swindon Wiltshire SN2 2TA

  • Telephone: 01793 466 646
  • Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Website: View website

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Open Days & Times

Mon-Sat 1000-1700, Sun 1100-1600. Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.

Travel

  • By Bus: various
  • By Rail: Swindon / 0.5 miles

Facilities

  • Parking
  • Refreshments
  • Souvenir Shop
  • Full disabled access

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The story is brought to life with famous GWR locomotives, imaginative story-telling displays, videos – mixing rare archive film footage with the stories of ex-railway workers – hands-on exhibits, interactive displays and a large number of rare GWR objects memorabilia. The museum is peopled by character figures life-cast from Swindon people – many of them former railway workers.

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