STEAM - The Museum of the Great Western Railway, is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon Railway Works - next door to the McArthurGlen Great Western Designer Outlet and the National Monuments Record Centre - the public archive of English Heritage. STEAM is adjacent to Swindon station on the main London to Bristol line.
The building - parts of which date back to 1843 - was formerly a machine and turning shop and was left derelict when the Railway Works finally closed in 1986. The museum covers an area of approximately 6,500 square metres (70,000 square feet).
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway Kemble
Drive, Swindon SN2 2TA, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)
1793 466 646 Fax: +44 (0) 1793 466 615
STEAM - The Museum of the Great Western Railway, is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon Railway Works - next door to the McArthurGlen Great Western Designer Outlet and the National Monuments Record Centre - the public archive of English Heritage. STEAM is adjacent to Swindon station on the main London to Bristol line.
