Didcot Railway Centre loans steam locomotive to Essex Railway www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/didcot-railway-c... #2409KingGeorge #DidcotRailwayCentre #EppingOngarRailway #essex
The East Somerset Railway has announced that they will be welcome GWR Railcard No. www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/rare-visitor-ann... #DidcotRailwayCentre #EastSomersetRailway #GwrRailcarNoW22
604 'Phantom' with dark clouds in the background, near sunset. The locomotive is blue with a yellow front and yellow coupling rods. The name and number plates are red with silver text.
It's #stunday and this is 604 'Phantom' at #Didcot yesterday, after the rain! I think this would have also worked well for the #Sky theme of the Art Show yesterday but only got around to editing the photo today. #photography #locomotive #didcotrailwaycentre
#didcotrailwaycentre even... 😎
Exciting visit to see Flying Scotsman for Oxfordshire trainspotters www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/exciting-visit-t... #DidcotRailwayCentre #GwrCastleNo_4079PendennisCastle #No_60103FlyingScotsman #oxfordshire
Steam locomotive 1466 withdrawn from gala after insurance issues www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/steam-locomotive... #DidcotRailwayCentre #GreatWesternSociety
A black and white image of Flying Scotsman (locomotive) with black smoke coming out the chimney and white steam out the front. There are white clouds in the sky and the driver's and engineer's heads are leaning out the cab of the locomotive. There are also people standing on a hill, in the background.
From Rivals Reunited, this is a shot of Flying Scotsman on her way to the demonstration track. #ColorADay #BWFri #blackandwhite #locomotive #steamtrains #steamtrain #photography #didcotrailwaycentre #monochrome
A steam locomotive, number 5227, in red livery. Now starting to fade, with white letters and numbers. There is no boiler, as this was used for another locomotive's repair. Green grass and trees in the background.
It's #RedWed for #coloraday. This locomotive was in red livery, a bit faded now though! #photography #locomotives #DidcotRailwayCentre
A blue car with black trim and thin tyres. It is on brown stone and grey brick flooring. In front of the car is an information board reading "Great Western Society, 1934 Morris 8 Series 1". the background is a green tarpaulin. There is also a red steering wheel present on the right-hand side of the wind screen, near the centre of the image.
A blue Morris 8 Series 1 for #BlueSkyMonday, built in 1934! This was taken at #DidcotRailwayCentre and is new for 2025, more info here didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/article.php/.... #photography #cars #classiccar
Rivals Reunited was a great success for #DidcotRailwayCentre, and ran from 14th May - 2nd June 2025! I have posted a few photos from the 25th, now uploaded these (and more) to the website! In colour and black and white. photos.aubreythomas.uk/rivals-reuni... #blackandwhite #photography #locomotives
A King class locomotive, named 'King Edward II', in Blue livery with blue sky and white clouds in the sky. The steambox door has the number "6023" in white. The top of the chimney is a copper brown and the steam dome is yellow, with the buffer section painted red.
Meet King Edward II for #BlueSkyMonday! Built 1930 in Swindon, last ran in 2020 and currently on static display at Didcot Railway Centre. #photography #steamlocomotive #didcotrailwaycentre #trains
The Flying Scotsman blowing steam out the front. The picture is black and white. Clouds are in the sky, with patches between them.
Sunday is #StunDay! This is The Flying Scotsman at Rivals Reunited, Didcot Railway Centre. This was taken last Sunday, and will be uploaded to the website (also in colour.) #Blackandwhite #B&W #Monochrome #didcotrailwaycentre #photography
Rivals Reunited at Didcot Railway Centre this month, with LNER A3 60103 'Flying Scotsman' posed alongside GWR Castle Class 4079 'Pendennis Castle', 100 years after meeting at the 1925 British Empire Exhibition in Wembley
@railwaymuseum.bsky.social
#didcotrailwaycentre
#flyingscotsman
youtu.be/g_Bt__5PlTE?...
RIVALS REUNITED! A perfect day out for rail enthusiasts!
#didcotrailwaycentre #flyingscotsman #pendenniscastle #gwr #lner #trains #steamtrain #steamlocomotive
Iron Duke, a Broad Gauge replica built in 1985 to mark 150 years of the Great Western. The locomotive is bronze coloured with a green tender.
Sunday is #StunDay! This is Iron Duke, a Broad Gauge Replica, built in 1985, to mark 150 years of the Great Western. #trains #photography #didcotrailwaycentre
Fire Fly locomotive is a Broad Gauge Replica, built by The Fire Fly Trust in 2005. It is on static display at Didcot Railway Centre. More info can be found here: https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/article.php/81/fire-fly. The chimney and smokebox of Fire Fly is in the sun, with the rest being in shadow.
It's Saturday and the #BlueSkyArtShow! The theme is #LightAndShadow. This picture is of Fire Fly, a replica of a Broad Gauge locomotive, built in 2005. #photography #trains #didcotrailwaycentre
Class 31 (31 270, 'Athena') running on the line at Didcot, hauling 2 carriages. The carriages are brown with golden windows. Athena is in blue livery and a yellow front. Blue sky and white clouds are in the sky.
Similar to my last #BlueSkyMonday post, 31 270 'Athena'. This time running the line with a nice blue sky! I have other blue things as well, I promise... #photography #didcot #didcotrailwaycentre #trains
A blue 'Athena' class 31 with a yellow front, numbered 31270 (originally number D5800). A green and white 18000 is trying to photo-bomb on the right-hand side. Green trees are visible in the background and a turntable makes up the foreground.
Meet 'Athena' (a class 31 diesel-electric locomotive) for #BlueSkyMonday. She was built in June 1961 and can be seen at Didcot Railway Centre. #photography #didcot #didcotrailwaycentre #trains
DL 26 nicknamed "The Rat" is a light diesel locomotive in operation at Didcot Railway Centre, UK. The locomotive is painted in dark green, with red coupling rods. Trees and blue sky in the background.
Pendennis Castle (4079) is not just an artillery fort in Falmouth, Cornwall, but also a dark green steam locomotive with a black smokebox. The chimney is black with gold trim and a golden steam dome is midway down the locomotive. There are bushes in the foreground and trees and blue sky, with clouds, in the background.
18000 is a prototype gas turbine power engine, painted in green with a white roof. A blue and yellow 31270 ('Athena') locomotive is peeking out from the left-hand side of 18000. Green grass makes up the majority of the foreground. Dark clouds and trees make up the background.
Some #green locomotives for the #BlueSkyArtShow! These are part of my Didcot Railway Centre album. More details on the locomotives in #alttext.
#DidcotRailwayCentre #photography #Didcot
Didcot Railway Centre video recorded and edited - out on 18th of May at 6pm. #heritagerailway #didcotrailwaycentre #gwr #railway #dieseltrains #steamtrain
A Red Kite gliding in the sky. Grey storm clouds make up the background.
A robin perched on a wire fence. A green bush makes up the foreground to the right. A high wooden fence and trees are visible in the background.
Some #wildlife from around #Didcot railway centre at the weekend! These will be posted to the website soon. There are also pictures of the trains to come! #photography #didcotrailwaycentre #birds #ukwildlife #redkite #robin
Didcot Railway Centre receives £184,000 grant towards Locomotive Shed restoration www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/04/didcot-railway-c... #DidcotRailwayCentre
More 2025 plans released for steam locomotive No. 60103 Flying Scotsman www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/more-2025-plans-... #DbCargo #DbCargoUk #didcot #DidcotRailwayCentre #LocomotionShildon #march #NationalRailwayMuseum
It’s Tuesday once again, and that means another look at one of our visits to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/01/watch-continuing... #BahamasLocomotiveSociety #damems #didcot #DidcotRailwayCentre
Steam locomotive 4144 set for Nene Valley visit www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/12/steam-locomotive... #didcot #DidcotRailwayCentre #EastLancashireRailway #Gwr_41XxNo_4144 #lancashire #NeneValleyRailway #RailAdvent #valley