The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several differ
GWR Ariadne class loco "Nemesis", at Trowbridge, not later than 1872
GWR Iron Duke class locos, awaiting scrapping at the end of their life
A Saint class locomotive
GWR 1361 Class 1363 at Didcot Railway Centre, 2005
Didcot Railway Centre
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Didcot Railway Centre is a railway museum and preservation engineering site in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. The site was formerly a Great Western Railway engine shed and locomotive stabling point.
Locomotives 5051, 29 (visiting), 2999, 3738, and others sitting in front of the engine shed.
Didcot Railway Centre, Oct 2001
Reconstructed mixed-gauge, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge / 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) track
Travelling Post Office