12 Rights Managed
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Swindon Works Trip Collection10 Rights Managed
Other Leisure Pursuits Collection8 Rights Managed
Music Collection6 Rights Managed
Sport Collection18 Rights Managed
GWR Trip Notice, July 1912The front cover of a booklet providing information about the GWR Mechanics Institution Trip travel arrangements in July 1912
Families gather for the annual Swindon Works Trip, 1932Swindon 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
Family boarding a train in the carriage sidings at Swindon, for the annual Works trip, 1932Swindon 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
Polish and Sewing Shop outing, c1920sStaff outings were a popular part of GWR working life. This image from the 1920s shows a group of women who worked in the Polishing and Sewing Shops at Swindon Works
Swindon town centre prior to trip 1934Swindon town centre busy with shoppers getting new outfits and holiday paraphernalia prior to the Swindon Works trip holiday in 1934
Swindon holiday makers at Weston Super Mare station 1960Swindon Works staff and families exiting Weston Super Mare station during their Trip holiday in 1960
Trip week holiday makers at Tenby, c1930Swindon Works staff and their families at Tenby during their trip holiday in about 1930
New Swindon Mechanics Institution Trip ticket 1903New Swindon Mechanics Institution Trip ticket issued to Mr Hawkins for a train journey to Newton Abbot on July 10th 1903
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