Swindon Works

Swindon Works
King class locomotives under construction, 1928
Swindon Works is located in Wiltshire
Swindon Works
Location in Wiltshire
General information
StatusRedeveloped
Town or citySwindon, Wiltshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°33′43″N 1°47′42″W / 51.562°N 1.795°W / 51.562; -1.795
Construction started1841
Completed1843
Demolished1986
ClientGreat Western Railway
Design and construction
Other designersDaniel Gooch
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
D1015 Western Champion in A Shop

Swindon Works was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1843 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It served as the principal west England maintenance centre until closed in 1986.