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Swindon Station - the first non-stop express.

Ref: P/27313 < >

Physical Attributes
Technique: Photograph
Type: Cabinet Card
Dimensions: 108 x 165 mm

Location
County: Wiltshire
Location: Swindon

Production
Date: 1895

Galleries
Wiltshire Prints: Swindon
Transport: Railways - Great Western
CDV & Cabinet Photographs : Wiltshire

Bibliographic References

This image was taken to mark the occasion of the abolition of the ten minute stop at Swindon. It was the first non-stop express through the station. Since 1840 all trains to and from Bristol had to stop at Swindon to allow passengers to take refreshments.

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Antique Photograph - "Swindon Station - the first non-stop express." published 1895.