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BR Steam around Didcot & the Thames Valley

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Our second BR Steam video with images from the heyday of British Railways steam train operations in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

In this video we see locos at Didcot and various locations west thereof along the Thames Valley.

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This video showcases historic British Railways steam train operations in the Thames Valley region during the late 1940s to 1960s. It features locomotives at Didcot and other locations including Maidenhead, Appleford, Cholsey, Ford, Moreton, Reading, Taplow, Twyford, and Wallingford. The footage includes a loco with stock number 70017 and a headcode of 1A20.

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  • Platform ID zt1smL_xbDk
  • Views 401
  • Date published 25 Mar 2026 11:01
  • Date added 21 Apr 2026 17:16
  • Locomotives 1
  • Headcodes 1
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