Steam locomotive 6023 King Edward II has arrived at the GWSR
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway has announced that Great Western Railway 6000 ‘King’ Class No.6023 “King Edward II” has been unloaded at Toddington, ready for running…
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News from the Didcot Railway Centre
An update on steam locomotive 4079 Pendennis Castle
The Didcot Railway Centre has released an update on the progress of the restoration of steam locomotive 4079 ‘Pendennis Castle’. Progress has been made and…
Prue Leith to launch new steam locomotive at the Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre has announced that Prue Leith will be launching Saint steam locomotive, Lady of Legend. The launch will be made on Friday 5th…
Locomotive No.9551 to visit the Didcot Railway Centre
The Didcot Railway Centre has announced that Class 14 No.9551 will be visiting them in 2019 as part of their events plan. 9551 will be…
Recent work on building the tender for steam locomotive 1014 County of Glamorgan
The second update from the project this month, we see the progress being made on building the tender for the new build Hawksworth County at…
Second steel order placed for steam locomotive No. 3840 County of Montgomery
The Churchward County Trust has announced that a second order for steel has been placed. With thanks to Stephen Davies for sponsoring the order, the steel…
Update on new build steam locomotive 1014 County of Glamorgan
The GWR County Project team have been busy since the New Year in building 1014 “County of Glamorgan”. Connecting Rod and Safety Valves Measurements have been…
GWR 42XX, 5205, 5275 and 72XX Classes of steam locomotives – Class Information
Built for short-distance heavy coal trains, the 4200s and variations played a key part in the transport of Welsh coal. Once exploring the working careers…
Steam locomotive 1450 to visit the Didcot Railway Centre
The Didcot Railway Centre has announced that GWR 14XX Class No.1450 will be visiting them for a few months in 2019. The Collett 0-4-2 will…
Steam locomotive 1466 leaves Didcot Railway Centre
The Didcot Railway Centre has announced that 14XX class 0-4-2 tank engine No 1466 has left the museum. The locomotive left the centre on Monday…