Object of the month

Every month we feature a GWR object, providing an opportunity to explore it in more detail.

March

March’s Object of the Month is the InterCity 125 Swallow logo that we have just put on display in our newly interpreted introduction space.

February

February’s Object of the Month is this unique Register of Apprentices dating from 1908.

January

Explore our scrimshaw shell dates from the early 1860s.

December

Explore a fascinating model workshop, made between 1880 and 1900 by three generations of the Jewell family.

November

Explore a rare locomotive Driver Training Manual from WWII, 'The Steam Locomotive'. Discover more about this piece of railway history.

October

Discover the fascinating history behind locomotive nameplates at STEAM Museum’s October 2024 Object of the Month.

September

Find out more about September 2024 object of the month a fireman’s helmet from the 1950's.

August

August’s Object of the Month is an exciting new addition to STEAM’s collection.  It is a GWR Policeman’s helmet badge.

July

July OOTM The Safety Talisman.

June

Discover the story behind the last master key of Swindon Works

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