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]

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Trivia

• In early versions of Sir Topham Hatt I's backstory, he was said to have been trained in Swinleigh, a fictional railway works partially inspired by Swindon.

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