The oldest working Great Western Railway train will be getting back on the tracks at Didcot Railway Centre.
The steam locomotive will be available to ride during a three-day event starting on May 1. It will all kick-off with an official ceremony hosted by local MP, David Johnston.
The veteran locomotive, 1340 “Trojan”, was built by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol in 1897 and worked at docks around Newport before being acquired by the GWR in 1923.
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The diminutive locomotive has just four wheels, tips the scales at less than 23 tons and has room for just 630 gallons of water and a half ton of coal.
“Trojan” will be in action throughout the May Bank Holiday weekend working demonstration goods trains on the centre’s branch line, taking a turn on passenger workings and participating in demonstrations and photo opportunities.
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