Trains start running on GWR this Saturday!

Saturday 1st March will see locomotive no. 7903 Foremarke Hall gently easing out of Toddington Station on the first of hundreds of journeys over the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's 10-mile line to Cheltenham Race Course during 2008. 

This is the first day of the railway's latest season, following a two-month break for maintenance to track, locomotives and rolling stock.  The first departure is at 10.30, to the green timetable - an alternate steam and diesel service.  This timetable operates over every weekend of March, except for the Easter holiday weekend which is the all-steam red timetable.  On Sunday 2nd March there will be two steam locomotives operating - the National Railway Museum's centenarian no. 3440 City of Truro will be in charge of the first Elegant Excursions dining train, especially for Mothering Sunday. 

And throughout March - including Easter - kids go free!  Youngsters aged 5 to 15 can save their pocket money provided each one takes with them a fare-paying adult or senior citizen.