Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

Learn how a heritage railway is run at GWSR’s ‘Young Engineer’ weekend

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Alex Bestwick

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13th September 2024

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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Robin Jones

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11th July 2024

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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Gareth Evans

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7th June 2024

A BR Western Region tender locomotive which normally operates in the Cotswolds is due to star in a gala at […]
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GWR’s starring role in railway TV series

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Robin Jones

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10th July 2023

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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Robin Jones

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6th July 2023

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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Robin Jones

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27th July 2022

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is operating seven historic diesel locomotives over the weekend of July 29-31.
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Caley Blue 419 adds Broadway to English tour

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 has added the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s Cotswold Festival of Steam to its biggest-ever tour of […]
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Lottery grant for GWR 2-8-0 heavy freight No. 2874

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £57,400 towards the restoration.
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New company formed to restore ‘forgotten’ Barry Standard 4MT

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

A NEW company has been formed to overhaul and ultimately operate the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway-based BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 No. […]
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Soaraway Broadway success makes Glos Warks best in Britain

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

REMARKABLE figures which showed that passenger numbers on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway rose by 42.5% in the wake of the […]
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