Swindon Designer Outlet
Swindon Designer Outlet is a covered designer outlet in Swindon, England.
The outlet occupies most of the restored Great Western railway works and is owned by McArthurGlen. Built by Tarmac Construction and opened in March 1997,[1][2] it is a few miles from junction 16 of the M4 motorway.[2]
In the eating area, a number of steam locomotives that were built at Swindon Works have been on display:
- 3440 City of Truro until May 1999[3]
- 4930 Hagley Hall from May 1999 until June 2007[4]
- 7819 Hinton Manor from June 2007 until August 2018[5]
- 7821 Ditcheat Manor since August 2018[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Swindon Works to be a shopping centre The Railway Magazine issue 1142 June 1996 page 11
- ^ a b "Swindon Designer Outlet". Artipot. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ One loco out, another in at Swindon The Railway Magazine issue 1180 August 1999 page 31
- ^ Hagley Hall set for big SVR comeback in 2020 Heritage Railway issue 260 25 October 2019 page 16
- ^ 7325 to make way for Hinton Manor when overhaul starts Steam Railway issue 484 September 2018 page 16
- ^ Seaward, Tom (21 August 2018). "WHAT'S ON: Everything you need to know about today's steam locomotive move". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "It's coming home! Edwardian locomotive to return to Swindon". Swindon Borough Council. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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