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 ...

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 ...