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Didcot Railway Centre

 1975

6998 Burton Agnes Hall

 Great Weston Hall class 4-6-0 no.6998 Burton Agnes Hall

Great Western Railway Hall class 4-6-0 no.6998 Burton Agnes Hall at Didcot Railway Centre

 Cookham Manor on the turntable at Didcot

Cookham Manor on the turntable at Didcot

The Great Western Society has the old engine sheds at Didcot They are on a large site in a triangle of lines. The Main Didcot line station which is on the Great Western Main line is on one side. The London to Oxford line is on the other and the Swindon to Oxford line on the other side.

The Society moved in the engine shed at Didcot with just 3 GWR locomotives and a some carriages in 1967. Its is now the Didcot Railway Centre with the best collection of GWR engines and rolling stock.

0-4-2T no.1466 at Didcot shed

0-4-2T no.1466 outside Didcot shed 

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Diesel Shunters in 2008

class 08 604

Class 08 604 at the Didcot Centre.

Class 08 604 at the Didcot Centre.

Class 08 604 at the Didcot Centre in 2008

Class 08 604 at the Didcot Centre

0-6-0 DL 26

0-6-0 DL 26 at the Didcot Centre

0-6-0 DL 26 at the Didcot Centre

This 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunter was built by the Hunslet Engine Company.

3822 

 3822 being turned on the turntable at Didcot in 2008
 
3822 being turned on the turntable at Didcot in 2008
 
The green grass and trees would have bee ash and coal dust in steam days.

The Great Western Society has the old engine sheds at Didcot They are on a large site in a triangle of lines. The Main Didcot line station which is on the Great Western Main line is on one side. The London to Oxford line is on the other and the Swindon to Oxford line on the other side. 

The Society was offered the use of the engine shed at Didcot that had become redundant. 

The Society moved in the engine shed at Didcot with just 3 GWR locomotives and a some carriages in 1967. Its is now the Didcot Railway Centre with the best collection of GWR engines and rolling stock.

 
 
 
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