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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Carriage shed with diesel motor cars, and a traverser operated by a small motor car (I've never seen this before). Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. The coal stage is used to load coal from narrow gauge cars (top left) into steam locomotives (right). Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. The main engine shed houses many steam locomotives, some of them operational. In front of the shed is a water crane. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Entrance to the park, that has different buildings and even two short railway lines where museum trains can operate. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Old signalling table of Bristol East in the Signalling Centre. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Old signalling table of Didcot in the Signalling Centre. It was moved here when the signalling at Didcot was modernised. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Didcot Railway Centre - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Beautiful signalbox Frome Mineral Junction, in actual use when museum trains operate on the museum line (using tokens). Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Overview of the carriage shed at Didcot with many 2-, 3- and 4-axle coaches of the Great Western Railway. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
| Engine shed at Didcot Railway Centre 24 March, 2012. D h Thomas, thomdh@hotmail.com |
| Engine shed at Didcot Railway Centre 24 March, 2012. D h Thomas, thomdh@hotmail.com |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. British Rail diesel locomotive D9515 "Teddy Bear" was built in 1964 by British Rail itself in Swindon for yard shunting and short distance freight trains. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. British Rail diesel locomotive 18000 is a prototype gas turbine electric locomotive, built in 1946 in Switzerland. It was in daily use until December 1960. It went back to Switzerland but brought to Didcot once again in 2011. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. British Rail diesel locomotive 31 270 "Athena". Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Diesel railcar number 22 was built in 1940 in Swindon and started operating from Newport. After being withdrawn in 1967 it came to Didcot in 1978. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Former British Rail shunter 08 604 is one of the operational locomotives that shunts stock around the museum site. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Diesel locomotive DL26 was built by Hunslet in 1957 for shunting duties in carriage depots. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Saddle tank locomotive 1340 was built in Bristol in 1897 and came to Didcot in 1968. Since 2021 it is operational again. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Express passenger locomotive 4079 "Pendennis Castle" was built in 1924 as part of the famous 4073 Castle class of which 166 were built. It was withdrawn by BR in 1964 and later exported to Australia. In 2000 it returned to the UK and since 2022 the locomotive is operational again, suited for main line use. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Express passenger locomotive 5051 "Drysllwyn Castle" is another preserved example of the famous 4073 Castle class. It was built in 1936 and for some time it was named "Earl Bathurst". Now it is on static display in Didcot. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Express passenger locomotive 5051 "Drysllwyn Castle" is another preserved example of the famous 4073 Castle class. It was built in 1936 and for some time it was named "Earl Bathurst". Now it is on static display in Didcot. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Tank steam locomotive (1'C1', 2-6-2) nr. 5572 of the 4500 class was built in 1929. 175 examples of the class were built. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Express passenger locomotive 5900 "Hinderton Hall" is part of the large 4900 Hall class, 259 locomotives built from 1928. 5900 was built in Swindon in 1931 and operated until 1963. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Express passenger locomotive 5900 "Hinderton Hall" is part of the large 4900 Hall class, 259 locomotives built from 1928. 5900 was built in Swindon in 1931 and operated until 1963. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Express passenger locomotive 5900 "Hinderton Hall" is part of the large 4900 Hall class, 259 locomotives built from 1928. 5900 was built in Swindon in 1931 and operated until 1963. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Locomotive 6697 is one of the last of the 5600 class (200 locomotives). It was built in 1928 and mainly used for transporting coal in South Wales over short distances. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Locomotive 6697 is one of the last of the 5600 class (200 locomotives). It was built in 1928 and mainly used for transporting coal in South Wales over short distances. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Pannier tank locomotive 3738 is a member of the huge 5700 class, with 863 locomotives of this type built. 3738 was built in 1938 in Swindon and withdrawn from service in 1965. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Beautiful blue locomotive 6023 of the 6000 King class was built in Swindon in 1930. 31 of these 2'C (4-6-0) locomotives were built. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Beautiful blue locomotive 6023 of the 6000 King class was built in Swindon in 1930. 31 of these 2'C (4-6-0) locomotives were built. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Class 6100 steam tank locomotives is based on class 5100. 70 were built from 1931, nr. 6106 in the first year. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Light passenger locomotive 7808 is part of the 7800 Manor class. It was built in Swindon in 1938 and withdrawn by BR in 1965. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Replica broad gauge locomotive Fire Fly, built in 2005. The original, part of a class of 61 locomotives, was built in 1840 and withdrawn in 1870. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Replica broad gauge locomotive Iron Duke was built in 1985, for the Great Western 150 celebrations. It is owned by the National Railway Museum. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - is located in a part of the former Swindon Works where many steam locomotives were built and maintained. Replica of broad gauge locomotive North Star, built in 1925 in Swindon using parts of the original locomotive. The North Star hauled the first passenger train over the Great Western Railway in 1838. Swindon, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Only two locomotives of this class were built for Cardiff Railways in 1898. Number 1338 operated until 1963 when it was withdrawn at Swansea docks. It came to Didcot in 1987. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Steam locomotive 3822 was built in 1940 als a locomotive for heavy freight trains (1'D or 2-8-0). It is part of the 2884 class, a development of the 2800 class. 81 were built. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. General purpose steam locomotive 5322 is currently under overhaul. It was built in 1917 and used in France in the First World War. It is part of the 4300 class of which no less than 342 locomotives were built. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. As a follow-up to the Hall class locomotives, nr. 6998 "Burton Agnes Hall" is a member of the 6959 Modified Hall class. It was built in 1949. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Great Western Railway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Steam railmotor number 93 was built in Swindon in 1908 and operated from many depots in southwestern England. It was rebuilt into a trailer in 1934 but it was completely restored in Didcot in 2011. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Wantage Tramway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. This locomotive was built in 1857 for Sandy & Potton Railway. 4 similar (narrow gauge) locomotives remain at the Ffestiniog railway. In 1878 it was sold to the Wantage Tramway Company and operated until 1946, when GWR bought it and put it on display. It operated again from 1969 to 1975 but was withdrawn shortly after. Since 2017 it is in the Wantage Tramway livery again. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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Wantage Tramway - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. This locomotive was built in 1857 for Sandy & Potton Railway. 4 similar (narrow gauge) locomotives remain at the Ffestiniog railway. In 1878 it was sold to the Wantage Tramway Company and operated until 1946, when GWR bought it and put it on display. It operated again from 1969 to 1975 but was withdrawn shortly after. Since 2017 it is in the Wantage Tramway livery again. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. The "Flying Scotsman" is officially steam locomotive number 60103 built for LNER in 1923 as class A3. The owner is the National Railway Museum but the operational locomotive can make appearances all over the UK. Between mainline duties it takes a rest in Didcot. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. The "Flying Scotsman" is officially steam locomotive number 60103 built for LNER in 1923 as class A3. The owner is the National Railway Museum but the operational locomotive can make appearances all over the UK. Between mainline duties it takes a rest in Didcot. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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British Rail - UK Didcot Railway Centre is the living museum of the Great Western Railway. Giant 50 ton steam breakdown crane nr. RS 1054 built in 1930 for LMS, currently under restauration. Didcot, 13-06-2025 Photo by Marco van Uden |
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