Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
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Learn how a heritage railway is run at GWSR’s ‘Young Engineer’ weekend
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Visitors to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR)’s ‘Young Engineers’ weekend will have the chance to learn about running a heritage railway later this month.
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Diesels primed for feast of British Rail nostalgia at GWR gala
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s annual Summer Heritage Diesel Gala is all set to go this coming weekend with the diesel fleet firing on all cylinders for an action-packed July 12-14.
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Chinnor steam gala guest loco announced
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A BR Western Region tender locomotive which normally operates in the Cotswolds is due to star in a gala at an Oxfordshire heritage line in September. ‘Manor’ 4-6-0 No. 7820 Dinmore Manor is set to make its debut on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway (C&PRR) during the line’s September 13-15 steam gala. The 1950-built…
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GWR’s starring role in railway TV series
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Michael Portillo visited the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for the latest series of his Great British Railway Journeys TV documentary.
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Diesel fleet firing on all cylinders for GWR gala
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s annual Summer Heritage Diesel Gala is all set to go this weekend.
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Classic diesel traction on the GWSR
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is operating seven historic diesel locomotives over the weekend of July 29-31.
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New cylinders delivered for Gloucs-Warks’ No. 3850
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THE new cylinders for ex-GWR ‘2884’ 2-8-0 No. 3850 were delivered to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on December 6 following machining by Roach Precision of Brierley Hill. The delivery followed the arrival of the new front-end extension frames in mid-September, which had also been completed by the Brierley Hill firm. Having the cylinders on site will…
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New Year curtain call for Gloucs-Warks 2807
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CHURCHWARD ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 2807 will work the last trains of its current 10-year boiler certificate at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on December 31-January 1. No. 2807’s ‘ticket’ expires on March 10, but the 1905-built veteran will be withdrawn on January 2 to enable work on its overhaul to begin. The loco’s owning group Cotswold…
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Twin 4-6-0s for Quainton Road as ‘Owsden’ moves from Swindon
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Railway Centre (BRC) is the official home to a pair of Hawksworth ‘Modified Hall’ 4-6-0s after adding semi-restored No. 6984 Owsden Hall to its list of resident locos. The surprise news that owner Trevor Westbury was transferring No. 6984 from the Swindon & Cricklade Railway (S&CR) to Quainton was announced in mid-November, with the…
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9466 ready for Gloucs-Warks service
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JONATHAN Jones-Pratt’s ‘94XX’ 0-6-0PT No. 9466 has entered service at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway at the start of an extended hire to the Cotswold line. The Hawksworth pannier was trialled on a round trip on October 19, double-heading with another Hawksworth type – ‘Modified Hall’ No. 7903 Foremarke Hall – during the railway’s Cotswold Food &…
