Caerphilly Castle was designed and built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon. It was built in 1923 and was the prototype of the Castle Class - a now iconic class of locomotive. Built in the heyday ...

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GWR's Swindon locomotive is the only engine to have had wheel guards decorated with the Swindon coat of arms A "rare" wheel guard from the Great Western Railway's Swindon locomotive has been bought by ...

Vintage Trains recreated British Rail Western Region’s 1965 'Farewell to Steam' rail tour, from London Paddington to Bristol ...

Full steam ahead … former Great Western Railway locomotive Number 5043, “Earl of Mount Edgcumbe”, hauls the Shakespeare Express train Number 5403, a gleaming green engine called “Earl of Mount ...

The Ffestiniog Express will be making its way through Birmingham, the Black Country and Staffordshire, carrying passengers to Blaenau Ffestiniog for a summer Saturday in Snowdonia. The train will be ...

STEAM train buffs can help celebrating a century of locomotive history this weekend as a Birmingham depot marks its 100th anniversary. Birmingham Railway Museum Trust holds an open weekend at Tyseley ...