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This Mighty Express

Photo Feature

LOCOMOTIVES - 6

THIS MIGHTY EXPRESS passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, the “King George V”, is the result of a century of progress and development. The giant locomotive provides a striking contrast to the little six-wheeled engines employed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to haul his first trains.

You can read more on

“The Cornish Riviera Express”

and

“How Mighty are the Kings”

and

“The Story of the GWR”

on this website.