1963
SU1384 : 7819 'Hinton Manor', Swindon 1963
taken 61 years ago, 3 km from Swindon, England
7819 'Hinton Manor', Swindon 1963
Standing outside the weighhouse, with the main locomotive erecting shop in the background. Compare with
Link from much the same viewpoint.
The weighhouse is the only building in this part of the works to have survived, converted to a pub with brewery attached
Link
The 'Manors' were the smallest class of GWR 4-6-0 locomotive, principally used in central Wales and the west country for passenger and express freight on lines with weight restrictions.
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