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Browse our wonderful range of products, inspired by the world’s largest collection of Great Western Railway objects at STEAM. You’ll discover a great range of unique GWR gifts, limited edition items, quality clothing, plus a number of specially selected books and DVDs.

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The Great Western Steam Retreat

The Great Western Steam Retreat

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In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson’s teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines.

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