Heritage Railways

Gloucester & Warwickshire Steam Railway

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Situated in the Cotswolds the GWSR has restored and reopened around 14 miles (23 km) of track, operating between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway. The most recent extension to Broadway (completed in 2018) involved the company raising £1.38 million. The 28 mile round trip on steam and heritage diesel trains follows part of the route of the former Great Western main line from Birmingham to Cheltenham.

The GWSR has a long-term aim of extending a further 6 miles (9.7 km) from Broadway to the national rail network at Honeybourne (where one half of an island platform has since been partly rebuilt for future use).

Page 1 - 2004 - 2008; Page 2 - 2009 - 2015; Page 3 - 2021

2004

GWR 2-8-0T No:4247 at Cheltenham Racecourse station

2005

GWR Hall class No:7903 'Foremark Hall' at Toddington

GWR City class No:3440 'City of Truro' at Winchcombe

GWR Collett 2-6-0 approaching Winchcombe

GWR Hall class No:4936 'Kinlet Hall' at Winchcombe

2006

GWR 14xx class No:1450 at Toddington

GWR Castle class No:5051 'Drysllwyn Castle/Earl Bathurst' runs round its train at Cheltenham Racecourse

GWR small Prairie 5542 leaving Toddington with a freight train

BR Standard class 9F 92203 'Black Prince' enters Winchcombe station

GWR City class No:3440 'City of Truro' leaves Winchcombe for Cheltenham

GWR large Prairie 4141 at Toddington

Freightliner-liveried Class 47  No:47376 at Toddington

GWR 14xx class No:1450 leaves Toddington with the autocoach

2007

GWR Hall class No:7903 'Foremark Hall' at Winchcombe

37219 at Toddington

37324 'Clydebridge' at Toddington

LNER V2 class No:4771 'Green Arrow' at Toddington

LNER V2 class No:4771 'Green Arrow' at Winchcombe

LNER V2 class No:4771 'Green Arrow' at Winchcombe

2008

GWR Prairie No:5542 leaving Toddington with the autotrain

GWR 0-6-2T No:5619 leaving Toddington with a freight

SR West Country class No:34007 'Wadebridge' passing Hailes Farm Bridge

LMS Class 4F No:44422 at Cheltenham Racecourse Station

BR Standard Class 9F No:92203 passing Hailes Farm Bridge

GWR Hall class No:7903 'Foremark Hall' arriving at Winchcombe

SR class No:850 'Lord Nelson' at Toddington

GWR City class No:3440 'City of Truro'  entering Cheltenham Racecourse station

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