STEAM tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway, a network that, through the pioneering vision and genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, set the standard for rail travel.
The museum is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon Works, once one of the largest railway engineering complexes in the world.
Email: steammuseum@swindon.gov.uk
Address: STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EY
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s paper knife A personal possession of an engineering genius From: STEAM, Museum of the Great Western Railway An ivory and ebony paper
Artificial Limb Giving employees a helping hand From: STEAM, Museum of the Great Western Railway These artificial limbs were manufactured at the Great Western Railway’s
In June, the staff of the seven partnership museums gathered at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway to celebrate the beginning of another
Wessex Museums welcomes Lydiard House Museum. This April, the three Swindon Museums join the Wessex Museums partnership. Here’s an introduction to Lydiard House Museum, a
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!