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Diesel gala

7th - 9th july 2023

With a guest loco and an intensive running timetable with our homefleet, a wonderful weekend awaits.
The Diesel Gala will see the railway operated by visiting traction and our excellent home fleet. Come and enjoy the sights and sounds of these 60 year-old locos on our 14 mile line in the Cotswolds.
Tickets will be on sale soon.

Tickets and Pricing

We offer a range of tickets from 1 day to 3 day tickets that can be purchased in advance or on the day. Our Diesel Gala is always hugely popular and often sells out, so we advise you to book in advance. For latest prices and to book your tickets click the button below. The timetable will be downloadable from here when published.

guest locos

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Home locos

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Remember those steam days: This was the busy Gloucester Horton Road locomotive depot in about 1963 (copyright Colour-Rail)

Things to see and do

An intensive timetable will be operating over the full length of the line with goods trains, local stopping services including at Hayles Abbey Halt, and non-stop expresses.

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At Broadway:

  • View progress on our newest station
  • Visit the signalbox and viewing from Platform 2
  • Browse the Friends of Broadway fundraising shop
  • Broadway station café open

At Toddington:

  • Locomotive sheds open to view current projects
  • Trade stands
  • Goods train brake van rides - A unique way to experience the line, ride on the brake van for a different view! First come first served, an additional ticket is required costing £10, pay on the brake van. Over 16s only.
  • Footplate rides - Treat yourself to something special and purchase a pre-booked footplate ride on one of our home fleet engines. You can book your slot by clicking here.
  • Flag & Whistle café
  • Traction engines
  • Narrow gauge operating steam train rides

At Winchcombe:

  • Carriage & Wagon workshops open to view projects
  • Viewing area beyond C&W workshops
  • Griddle & Coffeepot Café
  • Pug on shunting demos in-between service trains
  • Model railway and local railway history display
  • Traction engines
  • Discovery coach and model railway coach

At Gotherington:

  • Private station grounds open specially
  • Ride on the pump trolley
  • Good spot for viewing passing trains

At Cheltenham:

  • Steam loco cab visits
  • Connecting bus service with Cheltenham Spa
  • Original 1912 ticket office open
  • Goods train brake van rides - A unique way to experience the line, ride on the brake van for a different view! First come first served, an additional ticket is required costing £10, pay on the brake van. Over 16s only.
  • Footplate rides - Treat yourself to something special and purchase a pre-booked footplate ride on one of our home fleet engines. You can book your slot by clicking here.