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British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Turntable

A Grade II Listed Building in Mannington and Western, Swindon

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Latitude: 51.5608 / 51°33'38"N

Longitude: -1.7986 / 1°47'54"W

OS Eastings: 414059

OS Northings: 184674

OS Grid: SU140846

Mapcode National: GBR YNN.DW

Mapcode Global: VHB3L.S10B

Plus Code: 9C3WH662+8H

Entry Name: British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Turntable

Listing Date: 18 May 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1023521

English Heritage Legacy ID: 318812

ID on this website: 101023521

Location: Even Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5

County: Swindon

Electoral Ward/Division: Mannington and Western

Parish: Central Swindon North

Built-Up Area: Swindon

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Swindon St Augustine

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description


RODBOURNE ROAD
SU 1484 NW SWINDON
BREL
Swindon Works
5/150 Turntable
18.5.84
GV II
Railway balancing turntable, 1902. Steel machine set in brick
lined pit. 19.8m diameter steel locomotive turntable painted in
Great Western Railway livery. Large locomotive turntables in
working order are now a rarity on the British railway system. One
of an important group of Victorian industrial structures in the GWR
works.


Listing NGR: SU1405984674

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