Enjoy A Steamy Day Out!

We are organising a 2-centre trip on Wednesday 13th June. Firstly, we will visit Didcot Railway Centre then proceed to The Steam Museum in Swindon.

 Didcot Railway Centre covers a large area and is run by the Great Western Trust. Its aim is to record the huge impact the arrival of the railway had on the population. It covers the period from 1833 to 1977. On display are locomotives and carriages from this period. There is also an engine shed and recreations of stations. Brunel’s wide gauge track is also there. The centre also has an extensive photographic collection.

We will then travel to Swindon Steam Museum (right), the museum of the Great Western Railway. This is housed in one of the largest railway engineering complexes in the UK. On exhibit are many trains that were built at these workshops, and displays recording the history of the GWR.

There will be time for lunch in Swindon and the Museum is located next to the famous Designer Outlet shopping centre.

The cost will be £36 for members and £38 for non-members. Pick up is 09.15 at Bridge Avenue and 09.30 from Braywick Park carpark; return to Maidenhead will be about 18.30. Please complete the booking form towards the end of the News and return to Mike Copeland by 17th May.