D1023 Western Fusilier has arrived at the Didcot Railway Centre ahead of a five-year loan from the National Railway Museum in York.

The loan move will see D1023 stay on static display for five years, with the NRM keen to only loan locos out to an area that they once operated.

It is hoped that the  Class 52 helps to tell the story of the railways in the Didcot area.

An NRM spokesperson said: “The National Railway Museum in York has agreed a five-year, static loan with Didcot Railway Centre for the loan of D1023 Western Fusilier.

“The locomotive has arrived at the Didcot Railway Centre where it will be on display in the area it once operated.

“The National Railway Museum is keen to ensure that any vehicles that go out on loan go to places where they may be historically significant. With the Westerns being built for the Western Region of British Railways, we hope that Western Fusilier will help to tell the story of the railways in that area.”