Old Railway Quarter redevelopment, Swindon
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Old Railway Quarter redevelopment, Swindon
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Jan 2016
One of the original buildings from the Great Western Railway's massive locomotive works. This is being converted to apartments but does include a Listed chain test house that is to be preserved. This includes a hydraulic chain tester with a 130 ton pull and I look forward to seeing this one day.
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Image Location
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51.564598
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