That McRat proved very popular wherever she went eh
Wasn’t doing the GWSR gala but a very required 45149 came up as a runner so went for that at literally the last minute, if I remember correctly we decided the night before
Another Peak red penned👍
Wasn’t doing the GWSR gala but a very required 45149 came up as a runner so went for that at literally the last minute, if I remember correctly we decided the night before
Another Peak red penned👍
October 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
That McRat proved very popular wherever she went eh
Wasn’t doing the GWSR gala but a very required 45149 came up as a runner so went for that at literally the last minute, if I remember correctly we decided the night before
Another Peak red penned👍
Wasn’t doing the GWSR gala but a very required 45149 came up as a runner so went for that at literally the last minute, if I remember correctly we decided the night before
Another Peak red penned👍
The branch line at Barrow Hill is only around 400 yrds but hey ho they all count.
Heard that the class 26 was partnered with the 03 the night before & as I needed both & to do the branch it was a no brainer
Plus I didn’t fancy the 80 mile drive to the GWSR mixed traffic gala
Heard that the class 26 was partnered with the 03 the night before & as I needed both & to do the branch it was a no brainer
Plus I didn’t fancy the 80 mile drive to the GWSR mixed traffic gala
October 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The branch line at Barrow Hill is only around 400 yrds but hey ho they all count.
Heard that the class 26 was partnered with the 03 the night before & as I needed both & to do the branch it was a no brainer
Plus I didn’t fancy the 80 mile drive to the GWSR mixed traffic gala
Heard that the class 26 was partnered with the 03 the night before & as I needed both & to do the branch it was a no brainer
Plus I didn’t fancy the 80 mile drive to the GWSR mixed traffic gala
Morning, had a chance today to fill the SVR’s pockets with my hard earned dosh and visit their diesel gala.
Alarm went off at 05:30
So did my interest
So went back to sleep
Another gala at the SVR not visited
Hopefully at the GWSR next weekend or maybe somewhere else 🤔
Alarm went off at 05:30
So did my interest
So went back to sleep
Another gala at the SVR not visited
Hopefully at the GWSR next weekend or maybe somewhere else 🤔
October 4, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Morning, had a chance today to fill the SVR’s pockets with my hard earned dosh and visit their diesel gala.
Alarm went off at 05:30
So did my interest
So went back to sleep
Another gala at the SVR not visited
Hopefully at the GWSR next weekend or maybe somewhere else 🤔
Alarm went off at 05:30
So did my interest
So went back to sleep
Another gala at the SVR not visited
Hopefully at the GWSR next weekend or maybe somewhere else 🤔
I am reunited with No 15 Earl David (aka Barclay 2183) next, last rode with this beauty at the GWSR! Such a beautiful loco!
September 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I am reunited with No 15 Earl David (aka Barclay 2183) next, last rode with this beauty at the GWSR! Such a beautiful loco!
Sat at the dolly awaiting the Bobby @gwsr
September 19, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Sat at the dolly awaiting the Bobby @gwsr
Just checked the GWSR live webcam at Broadway, and it looks like they are indeed not only running steam today, but 2807 as well, the engine I was hoping for! This trip is ABSOLUTELY going to make up for my last one!
September 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Just checked the GWSR live webcam at Broadway, and it looks like they are indeed not only running steam today, but 2807 as well, the engine I was hoping for! This trip is ABSOLUTELY going to make up for my last one!
Yesterday (27/8/25) I visited the @GWSR with a few mates I volunteer with. A lovely, scenic railway with beautiful stations. Here is a thread of my photos.
Starting off with Broadway...
Starting off with Broadway...
August 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yesterday (27/8/25) I visited the @GWSR with a few mates I volunteer with. A lovely, scenic railway with beautiful stations. Here is a thread of my photos.
Starting off with Broadway...
Starting off with Broadway...
All blue collection, from the recent GWSR and ELR galas #trainspotting
July 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
All blue collection, from the recent GWSR and ELR galas #trainspotting
47376 ‘Freightliner 1995’, pictured at Winchcombe GWSR (14/07/24)
March 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
47376 ‘Freightliner 1995’, pictured at Winchcombe GWSR (14/07/24)
D2280 started life on 25 February 1960 at Norwood Junction (75C). It was withdrawn from Colchester (30E) in March 1971, and went on to industrial use with Ford at Thames Wharf. In preservation it eventually arrived at the GWSR and was restored in 2022.
April 19, 2026 at 11:18 AM
D2280 started life on 25 February 1960 at Norwood Junction (75C). It was withdrawn from Colchester (30E) in March 1971, and went on to industrial use with Ford at Thames Wharf. In preservation it eventually arrived at the GWSR and was restored in 2022.
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Celebrates Railway 200 This September #gloucester #gloucestershire #LongServiceAward #railway_200 #toddington #warwickshire #winchcombe
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Celebrates Railway 200 This September
On the 27th and 28th of September, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is celebrating Railway 200.
www.railadvent.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Celebrates Railway 200 This September #gloucester #gloucestershire #LongServiceAward #railway_200 #toddington #warwickshire #winchcombe
West Country heritage railway hosts Steam and Real Ale festival this weekend https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/06/west-country-heritage-railway-hosts-steam-and-real-ale-festival-this-weekend.html #CheltenhamRacecourse #gloucestershire #GloucestershireWarwickshireSteamRailway #GreatWesternRailway
West Country heritage railway hosts Steam and Real Ale festival this weekend
This coming weekend (Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June), the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) will host a Real Ale and Steam Festival.
www.railadvent.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
West Country heritage railway hosts Steam and Real Ale festival this weekend https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/06/west-country-heritage-railway-hosts-steam-and-real-ale-festival-this-weekend.html #CheltenhamRacecourse #gloucestershire #GloucestershireWarwickshireSteamRailway #GreatWesternRailway
“The ‘Asparagus Express’ was so successful that we decided to make a special trip again this year,” he said. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/asparagus-train-on-the-gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway.html #broadway #gloucestershire #GloucestershireWarwickshireSteamRailway
Asparagus Train on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
On Sunday, the 4th May, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) steam hauled the ‘Asparagus Express’ from Broadway Station.
www.railadvent.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“The ‘Asparagus Express’ was so successful that we decided to make a special trip again this year,” he said. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/asparagus-train-on-the-gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway.html #broadway #gloucestershire #GloucestershireWarwickshireSteamRailway
Their Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala will take place on the 24th- 26th May. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/04/gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway-annouce-final-visiting-locomotives-for-gala.html #GloucestershireWarwickshireSteamRailway #SwindonAndCrickladeRailway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Annouce Final Visiting Locomotives For Gala
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) have announced their final three visiting steam locomotives for their upcoming Gala.
www.railadvent.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Their Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala will take place on the 24th- 26th May. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/04/gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway-annouce-final-visiting-locomotives-for-gala.html #GloucestershireWarwickshireSteamRailway #SwindonAndCrickladeRailway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has announced that BR Standard Class 4 No. 75069 is visiting them for their Cotswold Festival of Steam. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/03/steam-locomotive-75069-to-visit-the-gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway.html #BrStandard_4No_75069
Steam locomotive 75069 to visit the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has announced that BR Standard Class 4 No. 75069 is visiting them for their Cotswold Festival of Steam. Visiting thanks to the Severn Valley Railway, 75069 will join 34092 City of Wells at the gala alongside 6880 Betton Grange and the rest of the GWSR home…
www.railadvent.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has announced that BR Standard Class 4 No. 75069 is visiting them for their Cotswold Festival of Steam. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/03/steam-locomotive-75069-to-visit-the-gloucestershire-warwickshire-steam-railway.html #BrStandard_4No_75069
Issue 941 out now: Site cleared for new Northern Shipley EMU Depot, Services at Glasgow Central High Level could restart this week after fire and ROG Class 93 to be maintained at DRS Crewe.
PLUS! 'Caley' tank for Cotswold Festival of Steam weekend at GWSR in May
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PLUS! 'Caley' tank for Cotswold Festival of Steam weekend at GWSR in May
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
March 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Issue 941 out now: Site cleared for new Northern Shipley EMU Depot, Services at Glasgow Central High Level could restart this week after fire and ROG Class 93 to be maintained at DRS Crewe.
PLUS! 'Caley' tank for Cotswold Festival of Steam weekend at GWSR in May
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
PLUS! 'Caley' tank for Cotswold Festival of Steam weekend at GWSR in May
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
Issue 938 out now: No Jacobite dates, but WCR moves forward with CDL, Transport for Wales releases new vision for improving Welsh network and Last complete GWR HST set departs from Plymouth Laira PLUS! Class 27 loco to be highlight of GWSR Cotswold Diesel Gala
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
February 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Issue 938 out now: No Jacobite dates, but WCR moves forward with CDL, Transport for Wales releases new vision for improving Welsh network and Last complete GWR HST set departs from Plymouth Laira PLUS! Class 27 loco to be highlight of GWSR Cotswold Diesel Gala
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
www.railwayherald.com/magazine/pre...
Reviewing railway book swag from yesterday's sunny visit to the GWSR.
This is from "Stopping-Train Britain" (1983) by Alexander Frater.
"the smallest railwayman in the salvage party... was ordered to crawl into the crushed cab to extract the remains of the driver and fireman."
This is from "Stopping-Train Britain" (1983) by Alexander Frater.
"the smallest railwayman in the salvage party... was ordered to crawl into the crushed cab to extract the remains of the driver and fireman."
September 10, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Reviewing railway book swag from yesterday's sunny visit to the GWSR.
This is from "Stopping-Train Britain" (1983) by Alexander Frater.
"the smallest railwayman in the salvage party... was ordered to crawl into the crushed cab to extract the remains of the driver and fireman."
This is from "Stopping-Train Britain" (1983) by Alexander Frater.
"the smallest railwayman in the salvage party... was ordered to crawl into the crushed cab to extract the remains of the driver and fireman."
That design brief might cause hollow laughter out west at the GWSR, who have a portfolio of steel structures of similar age and in some cases design to GCR bridges. They're rather good at writing about the tasks undertaken to put these into good order.
Completion of bridge 34
BRIDGE 34 – GOTHERINGTON – FINAL REPORT & SUMMARY ON REPAIRS (11.3.18) This is the longest bridge on the railway and it had leaking...
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May 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
That design brief might cause hollow laughter out west at the GWSR, who have a portfolio of steel structures of similar age and in some cases design to GCR bridges. They're rather good at writing about the tasks undertaken to put these into good order.
At The Gates - Cold (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Earache Catalog
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
25262 and 24081 pull into Cheltenham Racecourse with the 09:19 arrival from Toddington at the start of the GWSR Diesel gala.
July 24, 2026 at 8:31 AM
25262 and 24081 pull into Cheltenham Racecourse with the 09:19 arrival from Toddington at the start of the GWSR Diesel gala.
2025-12-05: after lengthy repairs, the aircraft C-GWSR left St Maarten airport and is underway to Toronto, awaiting its return to normal service.
www.flightradar24.com/WJA8965/3d62...
www.flightradar24.com/WJA8965/3d62...
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View flight WS8965 from Sint Maarten to Toronto on Flightradar24
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December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
2025-12-05: after lengthy repairs, the aircraft C-GWSR left St Maarten airport and is underway to Toronto, awaiting its return to normal service.
www.flightradar24.com/WJA8965/3d62...
www.flightradar24.com/WJA8965/3d62...
2025-09-07: Westjet Boeing 737-800 (C-GWSR, *2009) received substantial damage when its right main gear gave way right after touchdown on runway 10 at Sint Maarten-Intl AP(TNCM), Neth.Antilles. Flight #WS2276 from Toronto came to a safe stop on its engine nacelle and was evacuated.
www.curacao.nu
www.curacao.nu
September 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
2025-09-07: Westjet Boeing 737-800 (C-GWSR, *2009) received substantial damage when its right main gear gave way right after touchdown on runway 10 at Sint Maarten-Intl AP(TNCM), Neth.Antilles. Flight #WS2276 from Toronto came to a safe stop on its engine nacelle and was evacuated.
www.curacao.nu
www.curacao.nu