GWR 56XX Class steam locomotives – Class Information
Built to replace older, non-standard types, the 56XXs combined Swindon’s practices with the need for engines on various Welsh lines. After visiting their introduction on…
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GWR 4900 ‘Hall’ and 6959 ‘Modified Hall’ Class steam locomotives – Class Information
The Great Western Railway’s 4900 ‘Hall’ Class were the GWR’s most numerous 4-6-0 type engines ever built. They will be the focus of this week’s…
Steam locomotive No.5572 gets a repaint
The Didcot Railway Centre has announced that GWR Prairie Tank No. 5572 has had a repaint to make it look splendid. The work was completed…
Boiler for steam locomotive No.3650 lifted at the Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre has announced that the boiler of steam locomotive No.3650 was lifted out its frames this week. The lift took place on Tuesday…
Work continues on steam locomotive No.3650 (28th July 2018)
Work on pannier tank No.3650 has continued this weekend, and the Didcot Railway Centre has released an update into the work completed on the 28th…
Didcot Railway Centre release update on overhaul of steam locomotive No.3650
The Didcot Railway Centre has released an update on their restoration work of steam locomotive No.3650. The progress on the pannier tank was made on…
July 2018 update on steam locomotive No.1014 ‘County of Glamorgan’
The 1014 The G.W. County Project has released an update on work completed between April and July 2018 on their project to overhaul steam locomotive…
Steam locomotive No.5’s day out in sunshine at the Didcot Railway Centre
The Didcot Railway Centre have announced that Wantage Tramway No.5 is having a day out in the sunshine this July. The locomotive is normally kept…
Raise money to see steam locomotives return and be in with a chance of winning £25,000
The Didcot Railway Centre have announced that they have teamed up with the South Oxfordshire Charitable Lottery to raise funds for the Great Western Society.…
£500,000 ‘Signalling Centre’ to be opened at the Didcot Railway Centre
The Didcot Railway Centre will be officially opening their new Signalling Centre on the 23rd June 2018. A fantastic weekend for all at the DRC, everyone…