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2 unusual facts about GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives

GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives

:This locomotive was the first to run on the Great Western Railway when it was tested on 28 December 1837 from its shed at West Drayton.

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:This locomotive was named after Bacchus, the Roman god of the harvest and was later carried by a Pyracmon Class goods locomotive.

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