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OVERNIGHT ‘SHED BASH’ TO SOUTH WALES

We’ve published features about those famous overnight ‘shed bashes’ a few times in the past and they always make interesting reading about the ‘experience’ of these once enormously popular tours – but this one takes a slightly different view.

It details every visit and every locomotive seen, from original notebooks, and is a fascinating snapshot of the mid-1950s GWR steam

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