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Evening Star coming home
The last steam locomotive built for British Railways, No. 92220 Evening Star, returns to Swindon in September
to be displayed on the site where she was built.
She will arrive at STEAM - Mu-
seum of the Great Western Rail-
way during the fi rst week of Sep-
tember, on loan from the National
Railway Museum in York where
the engine has been on show for
some 30 years.
Thousands will fl ock to STEAM
in the coming months to see Eve-
ning Star, built in 1960, beside a
revamped platform display remi-
niscent of the last few years of
steam locomotion on British Rail
until 1965.
The museum expects to attract
visitors from all over the world, in-
cluding many of the men and wom-
en who helped build Evening Star 16 March 1960: unveiling the last of the many at Swindon Works
inside the Swindon works, or who Meet the men who worked in the works. Details on page 22
travelled on trains pulled by her.
The much loved Locomotive No. tunity to celebrate Swindon and
6000 King George V which has the people who built the rolling
been at STEAM since it opened in stock that underpins the success
2000 will be going to the NRM for of our town.”
display there for two years. See page 22 for details of the
Councillor Justin Tomlinson, railway festival in September.
Swindon Council’s cabinet mem- www.swindon.gov.uk/steam
ber for culture, leisure & recre-
ation, said, “it is fantastic that this Memories wanted
great locomotive is returning to With over 45 years of history to
Swindon to be displayed at her catch up on since Evening Star
birthplace. We are very grateful to started the last days of mainline
the National Railway Museum for steam railways, staff at STEAM
giving STEAM this marvellous op- want people with recollections of
portunity to refresh the collection the engine to contact them. Call
in such a signifi cant way. Helen Barnes or Ian Surtees
“The Swindon Railway Festival on 466602 / 466619, or mail:
is going to be a wonderful oppor- [email protected]

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