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Didcot Railway Centre.
"Once in a Blue Moon"

Saturday 5th April 2014.

For the first time in preservation three locomotives in
British Railways blue livery were together in the same place.

6023 King Edward II - 60163 Tornado - 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the loco shed.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the loco shed.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the loco shed.

3738 and 3822 beside the coaling stage.

6023 King Edward II on the main demonstration line.

6023 King Edward II on the main demonstration line.

60163 Tornado on the main demonstration line.

60163 Tornado and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the loco shed.

60163 Tornado and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the loco shed.

3822 with 60163 Tornado and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the loco shed
and 6023 King Edward II on the main demonstration line.

6023 King Edward II on the main demonstration line.

6106 on the turntable with 5227, 5572 and 6697 in the background.

6023 King Edward II and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the main demonstration line.

60163 Tornado moving to another part of the depot.

60163 Tornado moving to another part of the depot.

6023 King Edward II and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the main demonstration line.

6998 Burton Agnes Hall outside the loco shed.

1466 outside the loco shed with 5051 Earl Bathurst inside the shed.

6023 King Edward II leaving the main demonstration line.

60163 Tornado and 6023 King Edward II outside the loco shed.

60163 Tornado and 6023 King Edward II outside the loco shed.

Diesel railmotor no.22 on the branch line.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley and 60163 Tornado on the main demonstration line.

6023 King Edward II and 6998 Burton Agnes Hall outside the loco shed.

6023 King Edward II with the coaling stage in the background.

60163 Tornado reversing towards the loco shed.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the main demonstration line.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley and 60163 Tornado on the main demonstration line.

6023 King Edward II, 60163 Tornado and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
in a line up outside the loco shed.

6023 King Edward II, 60163 Tornado and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
in a line up outside the loco shed.

6023 King Edward II, 60163 Tornado and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
in a line up outside the loco shed.

The 5th of April is the anniversary of the deaths of two of the locomotive designers.
Charles Benjamin Collett (5th April 1952) and Sir Nigel Gresley (5th April 1941).
A commemoration service for them was held before the centre opened.

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