Locomotive: Lord of the Isles

1851. The Lord of the Isles as shown at The Edinburgh Exhibition.

A steam locomotive designed by Daniel Gooch for the Great Western Railway, one of of the Iron Duke class.

Before entering service was named Charles Russell in honour of a GWR director

1851 exhibited at the Great Exhibition in London.

1852 Whilst hauling the director's inspection train from Paddington to Birmingham, involved in a collision at Aynho railway station.

1884 Withdrawn from service and stored at Swindon railway works until 1906.

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