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WD849

849 was built for the War Department by Hunslet of Leeds in 1940. It has some interesting features – a … More

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, WD2067 locomotive

1742 Millom

1742 Millom, a light industrial shunter, was built in Leeds in 1946 for the Ministry of Supply. For the next … More

Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Millom

Traveling Post Office

The traveling post office service was first operated in 1830 and grew to include a number of different routes where … More

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Traveliing Post Office

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Recently paid a visit to the Buckinghamshire Railway centre. The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working Steam Museum, with one … More

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

5080 Defiant

A member of the GWR Castle class, 5080 was originally named Ogmore Castle. It was built at Swindon in 1939 … More

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Defiant, Ogmore Castle, Quainton Rd Station

Bittern in Action

A brilliant video of Bittern in Steam This is different…Bittern 4464 Steaming northwards. http://t.co/6j0Qnk1VMz via @youtube — Steam Railway (@SteamRailway) … More

A4 Pacific, Bittern

3405 Janice

3405 is a member of the 35NC class built in Glasgow for South African Railways in 1954. it is among … More

3405 Janice, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Rd Station, South African Locomotives

18000

18000 was ordered by GWR in 1946, but by the time it was delivered GWR had become Western Region of … More

Didcot Railway Centre, WR 18000

‘Class 05’ Diesel shunter DL26

The ‘class 05’ diesel shunter DL26, nicknamed ‘The Rat’ was built in Hunslet in 1957. It spent most of its … More

class 05 locomotive, Didcot Railway Centre

3650 GWR Shunter

3650 is a representative of the class 57 shunting engine, which operated on the Great Western Railway. It was built … More

3650, class 57xx, Didcot Railway Centre, Steam Trains

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