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GER 'Coffee Pot' 229 at the Didcot Railway Centre Autumn Steam Gala alongside the GWR Home Fleet!
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We headed over to the Didcot Railway Centre this weekend where they were hosting their Autumn Steam Gala!
This year the visiting engine for the event was 229, The 'Coffee Pot' on loan from The Flour Mill. 229 is a Great Eastern Railway 0-4-0 tank engine built by Neilsons in Glasgow in 1876 and sold by the GER for use in the National Shipyard in Chepstow during the First World War, where it remained until sold by Fairfield Mabey in 1982. After cosmetic restoration it was on display at the North Woolwich Old Station Museum in East London from 1984 until 2008. Upon the shameful closure of the museum by Newham Council the locomotive was returned to the Flour Mill, where it is planned to start a full overhaul to working order in 2013.
This fabulous little engine is among the oldest steam locomotives in working order, and one of the smallest, weighing just 21 tons.
The name âCoffee Potâ, or âFlat-Topâ, is thanks to its unusual flat-shaped water tank and it is Great Eastern Railway â209â class 0-4-0ST no. 229. A truly delightful locomotive, it has been meticulously returned to working order for the first time in nearly 70 years by owner Bill Parker and his team at the Flour Mill workshops in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
Also in action were the resident GWR Large Prairie 4144, 4079 'Pendennis Castle' and 1340 'Trojan', with other rolling stock on display and a comprehensive timetable in operation. | 12.09.2026
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This year the visiting engine for the event was 229, The 'Coffee Pot' on loan from The Flour Mill. 229 is a Great Eastern Railway 0-4-0 tank engine built by Neilsons in Glasgow in 1876 and sold by the GER for use in the National Shipyard in Chepstow during the First World War, where it remained until sold by Fairfield Mabey in 1982. After cosmetic restoration it was on display at the North Woolwich Old Station Museum in East London from 1984 until 2008. Upon the shameful closure of the museum by Newham Council the locomotive was returned to the Flour Mill, where it is planned to start a full overhaul to working order in 2013.
This fabulous little engine is among the oldest steam locomotives in working order, and one of the smallest, weighing just 21 tons.
The name âCoffee Potâ, or âFlat-Topâ, is thanks to its unusual flat-shaped water tank and it is Great Eastern Railway â209â class 0-4-0ST no. 229. A truly delightful locomotive, it has been meticulously returned to working order for the first time in nearly 70 years by owner Bill Parker and his team at the Flour Mill workshops in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
Also in action were the resident GWR Large Prairie 4144, 4079 'Pendennis Castle' and 1340 'Trojan', with other rolling stock on display and a comprehensive timetable in operation. | 12.09.2026
I hope you enjoy this video and thank you for watching! If you like what you've seen, please head over to Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brunelheritage/ and Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@brunel.heritage for more and please feel free to leave comments, ratings, and subscribe to the channel.
#CoffeePot #steamengines #DidcotRailwayCentre #GWR #GER #PendennisCastle #tankengines #locos #locomotives #BritishRailways #BritishRail #GreatWesternRailway #Trojan #autocarriage #GreatWestern #AutoTrain #steamloco #steamengines #history #heritage #vintage #transport
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