Sir Daniel Gooch was a legendary early engineer with the Great Western Railway. but his working life consisted of more than locomotives.
He served his apprenticeship at Tredegar Ironworks, where he experienced four near fatal accidents!
Read our latest ‘Classic Review’ online (text or audio): “Diaries of Sir Daniel Gooch, Baronet’ by Daniel Gooch. Available by free download.
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Le 8 avril 1838, le navire à vapeur #GreatWestern effectue son premier voyage de Bristol (GB) vers New York. #histoire #cejourla #invention
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Selection of #trains at #romsey #Hampshire while I was waiting my home train
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[1984] God’s Wonderful Railway - Swindon Cable documentary about the impending closure of the Great Western Railway Works.
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