Diesel Gala & Real Ale Festival Historic/Heritage

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Get up close and personal with diesel locomotives. Enjoy unlimited train rides. Black Python Real Ale Bar open.

The ‘Black Python’ bar will be hosting the Real Ale Festival and our signalling will be in operation on the Branch Line.

We will be joined by a variety of diesel locomotives, including:
•Class 03 - D2120 - 0-6-0 Diesel Mechanical
•Class 33 - 33035 - BRCW Type 3/Crompton Bo-Bo
•Class 46 - D182 (46045) - Derby Type 4 1Co-Co1
•Class 56 - 56098

The event will also feature Didcot Railway Centre's:
•Class 08 - 08604
•Class 14 - D9516
•Hunslet - DL26
•GWR Diesel Railcar No.22

Other possible visitors include class 66.

The Black Python will have the following real ales:
Box Steam Brewery – Tunnel Vision; Box Steam Brewery – Pole Dancer (Mild); Cottage Brewing – Tornado; Cottage Brewing – Deltic Gold; Indigenous Brewery – Summer Solstice; Malt the Brewery – Golden Ale; Titanic Brewery – Plum Porter; White Horse Brewery – Oxfordshire Bitter; XT Brewing Co – XT4; XT Brewing Co – Pi (mild).

Please note there is an unavoidable flight of steps to our entrance.
Last admission 3.30 pm.

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Date(s)28 May 2016
WebsiteVisit website
VenueDidcot Railway Centre
AddressDidcot, Didcot, Oxfordshire,
OX11 7NJ

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Event Details

Date28 May 2016
Time(s)10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Cost£9 to £34
VenueDidcot Railway Centre
Didcot
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 7NJ
Phone01235 817200
CategoryHistoric/Heritage


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