A blue plaque celebrating the life of the Great Western Railway's first locomotive driver has been unveiled in Swindon. James 'Jim' Hurst, was appointed as the GWR's first locomotive shunter in ...

The talk is presented by the Swindon Heritage Preservation Trust, formerly the Mechanics’ Institution Trust and is free for ...

A working Steam Railway Based on the site of Blunsdon Station between Swindon and Cricklade, the line uses part of the trackbed of the former Midland + South Western Junction Railway. Today ...

A sculpture honouring a "remarkable" railway pioneer has been unveiled. A two-metre-tall hand-carved statue of Sir Daniel Gooch has been revealed at Swindon's GWR Park. Sir Daniel was a key figure ...

The plaque has been placed on the last house James Hurst lived in A blue plaque celebrating the life of the Great Western Railway's first locomotive driver has been unveiled in Swindon.