14th May 2023
Hi all, we have an invite to another show, I am sure a number of you remember attending shows at this excellent venue in the past, anyone interested, please contact Roger.
Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire, is staging an event on Sunday 14th May,I just want to say that we (Great Western Trust) have just acquired the ex-Great Western Railway Swindon based 1942 Dennis fire tender from the Science Museum store at Wroughton. Because our site where the tender is now located (Didcot Railway Centre) is rail bound it is unlikely that the tender will return to the road but will form part of our display of GWR road vehicles and we intend that the tender will be available to view on the rally day. For each of your group’s vehicle registration for the rally there will be two free tickets to the railway centre for those who wish to see the tender.
Whilst we do have some history of the tender, we would welcome anyone from your group who might like to give us some professional advice on her. So, if anyone wants to some and visit her (before the rally) then they can always contact me.
Kind regards
Roger Orchard
GWT Trustee roger.orchard@didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk