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I UNDERSTAND• New ‘Mogul’ no. 9351 from West Somerset Railway billed for event • Up to EIGHT locos for bonanza ‘Western Workhorses’-themed Festival • Three NEWLY BUILT locomotives together for the first time • Festival recalls the busiest days of the former Cotswold main line
Steam Gala 2024
Steam Locomotive
For Enthusiasts
• Viaduct handed back to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway trains • Line to Broadway re-opened from Good Friday, 29 March 2024
• The Cotswold Halt – new catering venue on the GWSR • “A very good reason to visit Toddington station”
Food & Drink
For Families
For Enthusiasts
Easter
• Cotswold Festival of Steam to welcome new-build ‘Saint’ class locomotive • Locomotive 2999 Lady of Legend makes first visit to the Cotswolds • Four types of GW 4-6-0s together for first time in preservation • Cotswold Festival of Steam, 25-27 May 2024: tickets now available
Steam Gala 2024
Steam Locomotive
• New-build GWR ‘Grange’ class loco for Cotswold Festival of Steam • Award-winning steam extravaganza 25-27 May 2024 • Intensive timetable with up to eight locomotives working
Steam Gala 2024
For Enthusiasts
Steam Locomotive
• Major works to repair historic 15-arch railway viaduct • Sir Tim commends Trust appeal to fund repair work • ‘Unwelcome surprise’ of failed parapet joints
Civil Engineering
• GWSR picks up two top accolades in Cotswolds Concierge Awards • Railway is ‘Best Attraction in the Cotswolds’ and organised ‘Best Event in the Cotswolds’
Featured Articles
• More than two-thirds of Santa Express tickets sold out! • ‘Book quickly’ to avoid disappointment, railway advises • Charity Santa Express runs on 19 November • Post-Christmas Mince Pie Specials
For Families
• Second donation presented to GWRT for Stanway Viaduct appeal • Presentation ceremony at Broadway station on 4th November • Caravan and Motorhome Club’s Broadway park on site of Broadway goods yard
Civil Engineering
• Flow of River Isbourne under railway’s bridge improved • Risk of bank and railway embankment erosion minimised • “Drainage vital to railway’s integrity”
Civil Engineering
• GWSR appoints Walsh Construction Ltd to waterproof viaduct deck • GWRT awards grant to fund the works following appeal success • Railway’s Permanent Way Dept volunteers to support works
Civil Engineering
• Churchward 2-8-0 moves following three-year overhaul • CSPL Chairman: ‘an exciting moment as the wheels turned for the first time’
For Enthusiasts
Steam Locomotive
The doors of the Lifford Hall in Broadway were opened on Sunday 1 October for the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s (GWSR) first Railwayana Valuation Day, which starred Paul Atterbury, familiar to viewers of BBC-TV’s Antiques Roadshow.
Press Releases
• 30 volunteers construct a play area for local children and a seating area • Focus on a sustainable approach with the use of recycled wooden sleepers
For Families
• Mixed Traction extravaganza for GWR Autumn Showcase, 28-29 October 2023 • Sights and sounds of heritage traction over 14 miles in the Cotswolds • Home locomotive fleet to operate intensive two-day timetable over weekend
Steam Locomotive
Special Events
For Enthusiasts
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.
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