November 2008 News items
The archive of the November 2008 news articles.
- Three-doll bracket for Broadway
posted on 24/11/2008
Proposed Broadway signal bracket acquired. - Don’t miss the train if you want to see Santa!
posted on 24/11/2008
The shops are full of Christmas gifts, the Christmas lights are going on in towns and villages and despite the gloomy economic outlook, the excitement is growing! - View from the bridge
posted on 24/11/2008
Two Hedges Road in Bishops Cleeve is a great vantage point to watch trains passing underneath, between Cheltenham and Toddington. Indeed it has long been a 'train-watching' vantage point and the late Bill Potter took many pictures from and near the bridge. - Halls of fame
posted on 24/11/2008
Now here’s an extraordinary thing: not only does the GWR host the only Hawksworth Modified Hall 4-6-0 currently in working order on the Cotswolds line, namely no. 7903 Foremarke Hall, but next year it will have the company of another. - The Cheltenham Open - go by train
posted on 10/11/2008
The Cheltenham Open is the most important national meeting of the first half of the Jump season, with £750,000 in prize money up for grabs. - GWR Christmas card released
posted on 05/11/2008
The GWR’s resident artist, Frederick Lea GRA, has announced the new GWR Christmas card. - Steam firing and driving courses 2009
posted on 05/11/2008
Dates, prices and booking details are now available for the 2009 series of steam firing and driving courses. Click here for the full details. - November carriage and wagon department update
posted on 05/11/2008
Richard Johnson’s latest report on the activities of the carriage and wagon department.