L1170917 - GWR Iron Duke at Bristol
IRON DUKE is a replica of one of 29 locomotives of her class none of which survived. The replica locomotive was built by RESCO in 1984 using modern materials and methods with some donated parts from a scrapped tank engine, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the G.W.R.
For more photographs of Iron Duke at Bristol please click here: www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Railway-Museums/GW...
It was photographed here on display at the Maritime Heritage Centre at Bristol in 2006 which is adjacent to the SS Great Britain as part of the Brunel 2000 Celebrations.
The locomotive is usually based at the Great Western Society base at Didcot, which has broad gauge track, but has been out of use for some years due to an expired boiler certificate.
L1170917 - GWR Iron Duke at Bristol
IRON DUKE is a replica of one of 29 locomotives of her class none of which survived. The replica locomotive was built by RESCO in 1984 using modern materials and methods with some donated parts from a scrapped tank engine, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the G.W.R.
For more photographs of Iron Duke at Bristol please click here: www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Railway-Museums/GW...
It was photographed here on display at the Maritime Heritage Centre at Bristol in 2006 which is adjacent to the SS Great Britain as part of the Brunel 2000 Celebrations.
The locomotive is usually based at the Great Western Society base at Didcot, which has broad gauge track, but has been out of use for some years due to an expired boiler certificate.