Didcot Railway Centre

About this activity

Didcot Railway Centre has a unique collection of Great Western Raiways steam locomotives, wagons and buildings in a 21 acre site set around the oiriginal 1932 Enguine Shed. 

You'll see the towering Coal Stage which is the only surviving working example of a type of building once commonplace at locomotive sheds. There's also the 1932 Enguine Shef where there are more than fifteen preserved locomotives. You can climb onto the footplate and listen to the driver and fireman prepare their loco! 

There's also smaller artefacts in the museum from tickets to name plates and posters. You'll also hear from George about his career on the railway as he sits in the office scene. 

The turntable is used to ensure the locomotives are facing in the direction of travel and there's also the restored coaches too to explore!There's also restored wagons around the site that were used for all sorts from milk to bananas and coal. 

There's also replicas of Iron Duke and Fire Fly which were the high speed trains of the 1840s. There's lots to do and see if you want to uncover the history of railway in Didcot.