Dr Rosa Matheson is Swindon's best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and women't railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia and has written a number of books and articles on her pet topics. Her books include Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, The GWR Story, Apprenticeship and Training in GWR's Swindon Works, TRIP: The Annual Holiday for GWR's Swindon Works, and The Fair Sex: Women and the GWR.
