Find out all about this Wiltshire Family Attraction of the Year. STEAM is a new museum, which opened in June 2000, celebrating the story of the people who built, worked and travelled on the Great Western Railway. Hands-on displays, videos, realistic character figures, famous locomotives and rolling stock bring the stories to life.This redesigned website gives a flavour of what you can enjoy on a day out to the museum. In addition, the site gives details of all the special events that are coming up at the museum as well as general visitor information - admission times and prices, how to find it etc.There are also pages to help coach and travel tour organisers plan a group visit and teachers planning an educational visit.For arm-chair shoppers, there are some exclusive railway models availableon the net. For children you can download a picture of a locomotive to enter in the colouring competition.Check again in the coming weeks to see further information on the GWR history and the National Curriculum.
