Title
Swindon Station
Caption
Swindon station on the Great Western Railway, 1845. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) favoured broad gauge 7ft 1/4inch (2.2m) and designed the Great Westerrn Railway accordingly. However, in the Gauge Act of 1846 declared that all future railway track should be of the standard 4ft 8 1/2inch (1.44m) gauge introduced by George Stephenson (1781-1848) on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. It was not until 1892 that the last broad gauge track was lifted. From "The Illustrated London News". (London, 18 October 1845).
Date
1845
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009295P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24,9Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,8in x 8,2in / 3543 x 2460 (300dpi)