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Didcot Railway Centre
Locomotives 5051, 29 (visiting), 2999, 3738, and others sitting in front of the engine shed.
Didcot Railway Centre is located in Oxfordshire
Didcot Railway Centre
Location in Oxfordshire
Established1967
LocationDidcot, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°36′49″N 1°14′41″W / 51.613509°N 1.244772°W / 51.613509; -1.244772
TypeOperational Railway museum
Key holdingsGWR 6000 Class No.6023 King Edward II
GWR 4073 Class No.4079 Pendennis Castle
GWR Firefly Class Firefly
OwnerGreat Western Society (site leased from Network Rail)
Public transit accessDidcot Parkway
WebsiteDidcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre is a railway museum and preservation engineering site in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. The site was formerly a Great Western Railway engine shed and locomotive stabling point.

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