Industrial And Transport

Didcot's Historic Engine Shed

The Engine Shed is the centrepiece of Didcot Railway Centre. Built in 1932 and Grade II listed, it is the place where we store and display our important locomotive collection and prepare them for steam running. The project will: • Restore and repair the Engine Shed roof, windows, doors, walls and floor, continuing its use as an authentic working shed and protecting our collection for the future. • Install solar panels and rainwater harvesting • Provide light touch interpretation in the body of the Shed to retain its authenticity • Create fuller interpretation in side rooms to explain the work of the maintenance and train crews, past and present • Deliver activities and events designed to engage core and under-served audiences with the building, objects and stories • Signpost people to explore the rest of the site • Doubling our visitor and participant numbers to 80,000 per annum, improving our sustainability