Pendennis Castle locomotive 4079, gauge 0 (Vic Reader)

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Pendennis Castle locomotive 4079, gauge 0 (Vic Reader)

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location:

Arch Three , Area 1
1930s Model Railway Layout



A green Castle-class (GWR 4073-class) 4-6-0 gauge 0 locomotive, "Pendennis Castle" with GWR running number 4079.

The model is from Vic Reader (who had contacts with a number of ex-Bassett-Lowke employees), and was painted by Chris Littledale.

The original loco was built in 1923/4, and is currently undergoing restoration at the Didcot Railway Centre.

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