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The Great Western Steam Retreat – Chasing the Final Steam Trains in Br’s Western Region, Wales and

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In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation.

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Yng nghanol 1964, clywodd Keith Widdowson fod gwasanaethau trenau stêm Gorllewin Prydain i ddirwyn i ben erbyn Rhagfyr 1965. Penderfynodd y llanc dwy ar bymtheg oed deithio ar drenau’r GWR er mwyn profi eu swyn cyn iddynt gael eu chwalu’n llwyr.
In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation.

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English