Museum of the Great Western Railway
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is housed in part of the former railway works in Swindon, England – Wiltshire's 'railway town'. The 6,500-square-metre museum opened in 2000.Photo: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: railway museum in Swindon, England
- Also known as: “STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway”, “STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway”, “STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway”, “Swindon Railway Museum”, and “Swindon Steam Railway Museum”
- Address: Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mark’s Church, Swindon and Swindon Mechanics’ Institute.
St Mark’s Church, Swindon
Church
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mark's Church in central Swindon, Wiltshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Swindon, the archdeaconry of Malmesbury, and the diocese of Bristol. St Mark’s Church, Swindon is situated 570 feet south of Museum of the Great Western Railway.
Swindon Mechanics’ Institute
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Swindon Mechanics' Institute is a Grade II* listed building in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is located in the railway village area, which is today part of a conservation area. The Swindon Mechanics' Institute served workers from the Swindon Railway Works. Swindon Mechanics’ Institute is situated 890 feet southeast of Museum of the Great Western Railway.
UTC Swindon
School
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
UTC Swindon is a University Technical College in Swindon, England that opened in September 2014 for students of ages 14–19. The college specialises in engineering and is sponsored by Oxford Brookes University and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells. UTC Swindon is situated 480 feet southeast of Museum of the Great Western Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodbourne and Swindon.
Rodbourne
Suburb
Rodbourne is a suburb of Swindon in Wiltshire, England, north of the town centre and about 0.9 miles northwest of Swindon railway station. It includes an area formerly called Even Swindon.
Swindon
Photo: Fanvonangelie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Okus
Suburb
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okus is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is south of the town centre and is home to the Commonweal School, a secondary school with academy status.
Museum of the Great Western Railway
- Categories: railway museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56281° or 51° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.79482° or 1° 47′ 41″ westLevels
2Open location code
9C3WH674+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 122583297OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3978805
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Museum of the Great Western Railway” goes by many names.
- French: “musée des Chemins de fer à vapeur de Swindon”
- French: “Musée des Chemins de fer à vapeur de Swindon”
- German: “Museum of the Great Western Railway”
- German: “Swindon Steam Railway Museum”
- Italian: “Swindon Steam Railway Museum”
- Japanese: “グレート・ウェスタン鉄道博物館”
- Russian: “Музей Great Western Railway”
- Spanish: “Museo del Ferrocarril de Swindon”
- Spanish: “Museo del Ferrocarril de Vapor de Swindon”
- Spanish: “Museo del Great Western Railway”
- Spanish: “STEAM”
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