GWR 4000 Class 4003 Lode Star

The design of the locomotive was influenced by de Glehn, a French engineer.

Lode Star survived into the British Railways era, and was finally withdrawn in 1951.

In 2010 Lode Star was moved to Steam Museum in Swindon, as a static non-working exhibit.

In November 2015 it was moved back to the National Railway Museum[1] where in June 2019 it was on the publicly open pit, permitting examination of the underneath of the locomotive including the inside cylinders and valve gear.

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