- "I try to teach them our ways,"
"All ship-shape and Swindon fashion. That's right." - ― Duck talking to City of Truro
Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England, and the location of Swindon Works.
History[]
In 1894, a young Topham Hatt was apprenticed at Swindon Works at the age of 14. It was here that he struck up a friendship with fellow apprentice William A. Stanier.[1] According to rumours at Crovan's Gate Works, Hatt on at least one occasion - perhaps more - helped Stanier escape the consequences of what might have been a serious scrape, which was how he convinced Stanier to later take on the task of rebuilding Henry at Crewe.[2]
When City of Truro visited Sodor in 1957, he mentioned Swindon while talking to Duck.[3]
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines (mentioned)
Companion Volumes[]
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
References[]
| Locomotives | Steam | 87546 and 98462 | Workshop Engines | Big City Engine | Jinty and Pug | City of Truro | Stepney | Bluebell and Primrose | Adams | Cromford | Captain Baxter | Flying Scotsman | Toby's Brothers | 8783 | 1020 | Stephenson's Rocket | Green Arrow | Boxhill | Iron Duke | Mallard | Duchess of Hamilton | Wilbert | Sixteen | Albert | King James I | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Diesel | Diesel 4711 | Diesel 199 | Diesel 40125 | Diesel 31120 | 10751 | |
| Rolling Stock | Helena | |
| People | Elizabeth II | The Thin Clergyman | The Fat Clergyman | |
| Stations | Barrow-in-Furness | Brighton | Carnforth | Crewe | Euston | Horsted Keynes | King's Cross | Lakeside | Norchard | Paddington | St. Pancras | York | |
| Railways | Bluebell Railway | British Railways | Corris Railway | Dean Forest Railway | Ffestiniog Railway | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Talyllyn Railway | Toby's Old Tramway | |