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Swanwick Site

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1. The Station Master's Office at Swanwick. Previously the Signal Box at Linby Colliery.   2. The replica of Broom Junction station on platforms 3 and 4.
3. The Diesel Depot - under construction.   4. The demonstration signal box. Previosly at Linby Station, it has been renamed Brands Siding after the name of the former colliery here. The box was re-opened by Ian Allen on 10th May 1994.
5. The children's play area.   6. The railwaymen's church rescued from the railway village of Westhouses.
7. The Swanwick Junction Model Railway building.   8. Allport's souvenir and refreshment shop.
9. The gatehouse which was rescued from St. Mary's Goods Yard in Derby.   10. Two former Coal Merchants' offices from the same St. Mary's Goods Yard used as toilets and an office.
11. Johnson's Buffet.   12. The National Fork Truck Heritage Centre and Road Transport Gallery.
13. The main station of the Golden Valley Light Railway.   14. The Matthew Kirtley Museum housing locomotives and rolling stock as well as some workshops.
15. The National Headquarters of the Historic Model Railway Society   16. The static power building houses a large collection of machines from agriculture and industry.
17. The Richard Levick Workshop which houses the Centre's main locomotive restoration facility. Access to this area is restricted.   18. The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust Depot (West Shed).
19. The main station of the Butterley Park Miniature Railway.   20. The water tower and water crane in the locomotive disposal area.
21. The main operating signal box on the site rescued from Kettering.   22. The Historic Carriage and Wagon workshop.
23. A view of the museum from outside the farm   24. Brittain Pit Farm with the winding wheel in the background
25A general view across the Swanwick Site looking east from Johnson's Buffet   26. A general view across the Swanwick Site looking west towards Johnson's Buffet

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