What do you get if you couple twenty Pythons end to end?

The answer in 1933 was a trainload of Singer cars. For more fascinating facts about Pythons and Pachyderms and Morris cars click on our Going Loco blog at bit.ly/DRC-going-loco and scroll down to the Friday 22 July entry

Because the GWR was self-titled as “The Nation’s Holiday Line” we have already created five “Holidays by Train” blogs based upon the GWR and indeed BRWR publicity material in the Great Western Trust Collection.
Why not take a closer look by visiting: bit.ly/DRC-Treasure

*GOING LOCO*
Our Blog today focuses on the important colours of the rolling stock of the GWR… chocolate and cream.
Read on to learn more about our rolling stock and vehicles situated at DRC that you can discover on your next visit.
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*Tuesday Treasure*
Our Blog today pertains to a poster from the Great Western Trust’s poster collection which dates from the Whitsun holiday of 1937.

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*Going Loco*
Blast Sharpeners, Jumper Tops and Illegal Jimmies…Well, there’s a title! This week we take a look into the strange world of draughting.

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Tickets for our Jubilee Weekend can be purchased: bit.ly/DRCPlatinumJub…

*Tuesday Treasures*
Our blog this week show an illustrated pamphlet published in June 1914 from the vast archive of railway excursion publicity that the Great Western Trust holds in its collection.

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*Going Loco*
In this age of great uncertainty of supply of coal, our blog this week takes a look at the number of alternatives to coal focusing in particularly on oil firing.

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*Going Loco*
The final part of our Hall Class story is also that of the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR – Mr Frederick Hawksworth.
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Tickets for the bank holiday weekend can be purchased at: bit.ly/SpringBH2022

*Going Loco*
In our last blog we looked at how No. 2925 Saint Martin was chosen to become the basis for the hundreds of G.W.R. 2 cylinder 4-6-0s. This week we take a dive into the machines that follow on from ‘Saint Hall’ leader.

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*Tuesday Treasure*
Today’s Blog demonstrates that whilst the demand for walking tours may have modified after nationalisation, serving such customers was clearly seen by BR Western Region as still worthy of accommodating.

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*Going Loco*
We have noticed that some of the various big classes of the G.W.R. haven’t as yet been discussed on Going Loco. So, in order to redress the balance, we will start with the Hall class 4-6-0 mixed traffic machines.

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*Tuesday Treasures*
With the Grand National happening last Saturday, our blog this week showcases a remarkable handbill from 1927 and also a number of early pictorial posters reflecting the GWR’s links with horse racing.

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*GOING LOCO*
Our blog this week follows on from the successful Launch of Pendennis Castle last weekend. Read on for a run down of the days activities and the hard work completed by the whole 4079 team.

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*Tuesday Treasure*
Our blog today features a shed visits which appears to be a private treat, perhaps for a birthday or a special gesture from a family member.
Why not take a look and let us know what you think!
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*Going Loco*
Our offering this week is the next instalment following on from last week and is the last one before the exciting launch of this historic locomotive after a 21-year restorative project.

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*Tuesday Treasure*
Today’s blog focuses upon a traffic provision item from the Great Western Trust collection, a rather over-handled brochure illustrated “Conveyance of Liquids in Bulk by Rail.

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*Going Loco*
As we grow ever closer to that magic day on 2nd April when we launch Pendennis Castle, much of the work recently has been the wielding of the paintbrush and winning the Steam Railway Magazine Award!

Take a look at the full account at: bit.ly/DRC-going-loco

*Tuesday Treasures*
This week we have a wonderfully entertaining booklet, produced in the USA for British Railways that has equal relevance to this theme, and a reveals a great deal more about how the Americans viewed us Brits!!

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*Going Loco*
Our blog this week covers the thorny topic of railway terminology… today we are discussing the difference between sleepers and sleepers.

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*Tuesday Treasures*
Our Blog this week covers the practical staffing and organisational aspects of an American foothold for the GWR and later all Big Four Companies and even into the Nationalised railways era.
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