ALREADY boasting an impressive GWR/Western Region collection of locomotives in an authentic shed setting, Didcot Railway Centre’s September 22-24 steam gala could have easily been a snapshot of a BR day, with a line-up of express 4-6-0s dominating the yard.
Reciprocating the museum’s loan of flagship No. 4079 for its steam gala in June, the Epping Ongar Railway’s No. 4953 made the journey from Essex to headline