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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 .
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.
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47844 rockin' & a rollin' - Didcot, 19 May 1995
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.
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
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
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.
Located at 51.61 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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.
Located at 51.61 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at 51.64 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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.
Located at 51.64 -1.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 51.64 -1.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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