The Bristolian is a named passenger train service from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads. It starts at Weston-super-Mare in the London-bound direction.
The GWR steam engine King George V at Swindon Steam Railway Museum, wearing a headboard as The Bristolian
Up Bristolian passing Steventon in 1958
The last down Bristol Pullman arriving at Bristol Temple Meads on 5 May 1973
The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. They could reach speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h).
A 4073 Class at Didcot Railway Centre in 2023
4079 Pendennis Castle at Chester General station in March 1967
Castle class locos 5051 Earl Bathurst and 5029 Nunney Castle climb St Germans bank
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is one of two preserved Castles to be fitted with a double chimney