sir daniel gooch`s letter to isambard kingdom brunel

S I R D A NI E L G OOC H ’ S L E TT E R
T O I S A M BAR D K I N G D OM BR U N E L ,
1 3 S E P TE M BE R 1 8 4 0
The year 2016 marks 175 years since the birth of Swindon as a railway town.
On 25 February 1841, GWR directors gave the go-ahead for the railway works to be built in
Swindon – following the advice and recommendations of Locomotive Superintendent Daniel Gooch.
He identified the town as being the ideal place for the GWR’s central repair workshops.
Construction started immediately and a new town was born!
Overleaf are the very words that Sir Daniel Gooch wrote to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
in September 1840 that would change Swindon forever.
Find out how Swindon plans to celebrate its 175th anniversary year at
www.swindon175.com