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Touring Didcot in United Kingdom

Didcot in the region of England with its 25,793 citizens is a city located in United Kingdom - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Didcot

Time in Didcot is now 11:21 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Wittenham, Wheatley, West Hagbourne, and Waterperry. Being here already, consider visiting Wolverhampton . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Didcot ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

47844 rockin' & a rollin' - Didcot, 19 May 1995

0:27 min by wellowvids
Views: 13428 Rating: 4.76

47844 throws itself through the junction onto the avoiding line with a northbound InterCity. Apologies for the sound quality - I had microphone problems that day! ..

6023 - The Blue Kings Return at Didcot, 02/04/11.

6:00 min by MG06ZT
Views: 2621 Rating: 4.67

From the old to the new, the old Kings wheelset cut through at the scrapyard before leaving. Then three shots (from different angles) of the lineup in front of the depot. Left to right 4965 Rood Ashto ..


5029 Nunney Castle hurtles through Didcot.MP4

0:38 min by icdgyixify
Views: 2122 Rating: 5.00

5029 Nunney Castle passes Didcot Parkway on Tuesday 6th April 2010 at 13.18. on a Paddington Bristol excursion. ..

GWR Steam Railmotor No 93 - Launch Day at GWS Didcot - 28th May 2011

5:01 min by MoiUnMouton
Views: 2068 Rating: 5.00

These are videos of the newly restored Steam Railmotor No 93. A fifteen year project has seen a dedicated team of volunteers from the Great Western Society restore this vehicle from an old hulk. It wa ..


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Interesting facts about this location

British Airways Flight 5390

British Airways Flight 5390 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by British Airways between Birmingham Airport in England and Málaga, Spain. On 10 June 1990 an improperly-installed panel of the windscreen failed, blowing the plane's captain, Tim Lancaster, halfway out of the aircraft, with his body firmly pressed against the window frame. The first officer managed to perform an emergency landing in Southampton with no loss of life.

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Located at 51.61 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1990 in England, Accidents and incidents involving the BAC One-Eleven, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by maintenance errors, Airliner accidents and incidents involving in-flight depressurization, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1990, Aviation accidents and incidents in England, British Airways accidents and incidents

Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre, located in the town of Didcot in the English county of Oxfordshire, is based around the site of a comprehensive "engine shed" which became redundant after the nationalisation of the UK railways, due to the gradual changeover from steam to diesel motive power. Today, the site is a railway museum, home to many steam and diesel locomotives, passenger coaches and rolling stock. The site is also home to several active locomotives which are used for visitor train-rides.

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Located at 51.61 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Heritage railways in England, Museums in Oxfordshire, Rail transport in Oxfordshire, Railway depots in the United Kingdom, Railway museums in England, Railway societies, Visitor attractions in Oxfordshire

Appleford railway station

Appleford railway station serves the village of Appleford-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is about 8 miles south of Oxford on the Cherwell Valley Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western.

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Located at 51.64 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: DfT Category F2 stations, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations closed in 1849, Railway stations in Oxfordshire, Railway stations opened in 1844, Railway stations opened in 1933, Railway stations served by First Great Western

Pendon Museum

Pendon Museum, located in Long Wittenham near Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, displays scale models of typical scenes on the Great Western Railway (GWR) of the 1920s centred on working scale model railways. It should be noted that the railway in the main scene is incidental to the museum's main object which is to create a typical village in a representation of the Vale of White Horse as it might have been in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Located at 51.64 -1.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Miniature railways, Model railroads, Museums in Oxfordshire, Railway museums in England

The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay

The Abbey at Sutton Courtenay is a courtyard house of c. 1320, and later remodelled, in the English county of Oxfordshire. The hall and solar range are both of c. 1320; but the west front of the hall range is castellated and probably early 19th century. Inside, the Great Hall survives open to the roof, with one cruck truss carrying a king post.

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Located at 51.64 -1.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Country houses in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed houses, History of Berkshire

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