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Prosperity chugged into
Swindon in the 1830s with the arrival of
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Great Western
Railway.
In 1839 the former country-bumpkin town became
the company’s main locomotive centre on the
London-Bristol line.
Swindon is now an important place of
pilgrimage for lovers of old-fashioned steam
trains, epitomised by a museum called ‘STEAM’.
Renovated rail buildings are also home to
Europe's largest covered designer shopping
outlet.
Nearby, The Ridgeway is Europe's oldest road. |
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel -
Photo:
Martyn Pattison
CCL |
