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March 21, 2023

A Sunday celebration of 1960s BR Green in-store for the Cotswolds

• Hall 7903, Class 37 D6948 & Class 117 operating in resplendent BR Green • Memories & nostalgia of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ on Sunday 11th June 2023 • Excellent photo opportunities with the sounds & sights of steam & diesel

For Enthusiasts

Diesel Department

Loco Department

March 3, 2023

A ‘Pug’ load of shunting in-store for the Cotswolds

• Class 21 ‘Pug’ steam tank locomotive to visit the Cotswolds • A shunting stalwart for the Cotswold Festival of Steam, 12-14 May 2023 • Daily passenger workings from Toddington to Winchcombe and back

For Enthusiasts

Loco Department

February 15, 2023

Prestigious award for GWSR and Broadway Museum & Art Gallery

• GWSR and Museum win ‘Heritage Railway Interpretation Award’ • Award for ‘Journey through Steam’ exhibition in Broadway Museum & Art Gallery • Exhibition extended until November • GWSR shortlisted for three additional Heritage Railway Association awards.

Exhibitions

For Enthusiasts

February 13, 2023

Essential winter works on the GWSR

• Bridge 32 at Prescott undergoes repairs • Railway’s steel bridges “showing their age” • Train services resume 4th March.

Infrastructure

February 2, 2023

A Castle of Steam in the Cotswolds

• Castle class steam locomotive Pendennis Castle visits the Cotswolds • Engine to be star of the Cotswold Festival of Steam, 12-14 May 2023 • The engine that beat Flying Scotsman hands-down in trials

For Enthusiasts

Steam Locomotive

Special Events

January 25, 2023

Model success for Dinmore Manor locomotive

• Cheques totalling £22,500 boost preservation projects • Model maker Dapol supports Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd and GWSR • 500 limited-edition ‘00’ gauge models of the real thing

For Enthusiasts

Steam Locomotive

January 24, 2023

And they’re off – thoroughbred steam train service to Cheltenham Festival

• Special steam trains run for Cheltenham Festival 14-17 March 2023 • Trains run by Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway volunteers

For Enthusiasts

Special Events

January 24, 2023

Steam locomotive Braveheart to join the GWSR fleet

• Standard class 4 4-6-0 no. 75014 Braveheart on three-month visit • 75014 to star in Cotswold Festival of Steam, 12-14 May 2023

For Enthusiasts

Special Events

January 5, 2023

Our Carriages

Comfy seats that line up with windows, varnished wood panelling, maybe even your own compartment, travel in comfort as you watch the scenery roll by. Our fleet of BR Mk1 coaches are around 60-70 years old and take you back to a more refined style of travel.

Featured Articles

November 4, 2022

GWSR ON SHOW AT BROADWAY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is working with Broadway Museum and Art Gallery to produce a temporary (5th November 2022 to May 2023) exhibition called ‘Journey through Steam’, tracing the history of the Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham railway which passed through Broadway.

News & Updates

Press Releases

May 18, 2022

Fuel for Thought

Coal – or the potential lack of it – is focusing the minds of heritage railways and other heritage users across the UK and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is no exception.

News & Updates

Press Releases

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