Churchward County Trust (steam locomotive No.3840 “County of Montgomery”) – Project Information
Firstly, I would like to apologise for the lack of a Project Information last week. This week we are looking at another Great Western Railway…
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News from the Didcot Railway Centre
Update from the Great Western Society 47XX Project – progress on steam locomotive No. 4709
The Great Western Society 47XX Project has released their latest update, filled with the progress made on steam locomotive No. 4709 at Llangollen Railway. Completion date?…
1014 The G.W. County Project (steam locomotive No. 1014 “County of Glamorgan”) – Project Information
Returning back to a New Build Project focusing on a Great Western Railway (GWR) design, this week, we are looking at 1014 The G.W. County…
Half Term Events at Steam Railways – East Anglia, Home Counties and Midlands
Looking for something to do this February Half Term? Whether with your family, friends or yourself, here are a few preserved railways in East Anglia,…
GWR ‘King’ to see out rest of boiler ticket on Heritage Railways
The Didcot Railway Centre (DRC) has released the plans for steam locomotive GWR King Class No. 6023 “King Edward II”, which include visits to heritage…
Update on the overhaul progress of GWR Tank No. 3650
The team at the Didcot Railway Centre have been busy removing components from 3650, ready for them to be overhauled. The blower ring has been…
Overhaul progress on GWR Tank No. 3650
Great Western Railway (GWR) 57XX tank No. 3650 is undergoing an overhaul at Didcot Railway Centre, with good progress being made so far. Work Done…
Progress on 2999 Lady of Legends – January 2018
Work on 2999 Lady of Legends’ Boiler has been progressing well at Didcot Railway Centre. Early January saw the Boiler undergo another Steam Test. This…
The Saint Project (2999 “Lady of Legend”) – Project Information
With the success of the first article, here’s the next installment, where we’ll look into the background, the project’s aim and recent progress of The…
Boiler for new GWR Saint steam tested
At Didcot Railway Centre, the boiler from Hall Class No. 4942 “Maindy Hall” has been steam tested. This will be used in their project to…