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On the hunt for holiday souvenirs

In the heyday of the railway works, sound, colou rful posters and a re- Weston, St Ives or any other west
Weymouth became 'Swindon by construction of a pre-war train com- count ry resort, an unwrapped stick
the Sea' for a week when factory partment, the atmosphere of the of rock, a bucket and spade set or
workers and theirfamiIies took their 'trip' as it was called. vintage swimming costume could
Book your appointment with holidays en-masse. Part of Swin- Staff working on the project are be just what they are looking for.
Martin Drew MBcHA, MSSch don's new railway heritage mu- on the look out for seaside souve- If you have an a rtifact that might
CHIROPODIST seum STEAM will recreate in film, nirs to illustrate the display. help them, call the Swindon Mu-
Whether it was Weymouth, seum Service on 466555.
Children's verruca surge ry open.
All other aspects of foot care BACK PAIN Locos make a move
catered for. t
If you are suffering from: The spectacular King George V
Call free anytime on ^, ~ engine will be transpo rted from the
O Backache, Leg pain
0800 731 6879 old railway museum in Faringdon
Home visit service or come O Neck, Road to its new home at STEAM
to our modern town centre surgery t Shoulder, FREE on Sunday 5 March.
Arm Pain Chiro- Roads in the town centre will be
closed between 6am and 8pm.
O Headache check'
Also being moved on the same
& Migraine availat
CHIROPODI day is the diesel railcar exhibit.
0 Sciatica On the right, railway museum
Advanced Reflexologist 0 Sports Injury curator Tim Bryan is pictured on
the King.
0 Whiplash Tim has just published a defini-
& Kinesiologist
You should consider tive biography of 'Brunel - The
CLINIC AT HIGH STREET consulting a Chiropractor Great Engineer,' an in-depth illus-
trated study of Brunel's domina-
WOOTTON BASSETT
SANDRA E. DAVIES D.C. tion of engineering in the Victorian
For an appointment with Shaw Chiropractic Clinic era, with both its triumphs and dis-
Mrs Lesley Taylor Shaw Village Centre asters.
1MBChA, MSSCh, MIIR ASK ` az
Tel: (01793) 887801 Railway talks
Members and visitors are welcome to attend meetings of the Friends of
Call (01793) 849914 ' / Member of the British Swindon Railway Museum held at the Old Railway Museum, Faringdon
C' Chiropractic Association Road, 7.30pm. Illustrated talks taking place in the next three months:
anytime Monday 20 March Mike Timms: Great Western Railway steam rail
motor project
Monday 17 April Terry McCarthy: The GWR in South Wales
Angela Cracknell Chiropodist Monday 15 May Mike Arlett: Somerset and Dorset Railway
Tank engine to pull again
Registered Nurse MSSCh MBChA
Memories of the late GWR works came flooding back to rail enthusiasts
last month as a steam engine built in the Swindon works in 1949, the last
Telephone: 01793 613334
Sore
^l in its class, was delivered restored to its former glo ry, to the Swindon
Answermachine - all calls returned feet? and Cricklade Railway.
Scrapped in 1964 to an engine graveyard in Bar ry, South Wales,
enthusiasts painstakingly restored it in a workshop in one of the old
railway works buildings. The Southall Railway Society, which paid the
£200,000 cost of restoration, own the engine which was the one
hundredth to be salvaged from the scrapyard. It will undertake running
trials on the Swindon and Cricklade railway for about three months.
The Mayors of Swindon and Southall will view the loco on Saturday
SARACEN 25th at Blunsdon Station and the public have the opportunity to ride in
carriages pulled by it on Sunday 26 March from 11am.
30 bikes on show, the choice
is great - the choice is yours
Inexpensive transport ready at hand

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