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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

Description: The railway is an all-volunteer steam and diesel heritage railway in the English Cotswolds.

Newest Review: ... Cheltenham racecourse. Despite the early teething troubles, we all enjoyed our visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and agreed that the volunteers had done a wonderful job in restoring, maintaining and running this service to keep alive a little bit of steam train history. It was also pleasing to see the volunteers doing so much to encourage children to take an interest; we saw ... more

... a children's birthday party taking place in one of the carriages on our return trip, and volunteers at Toddington seemed happy to chat to families and answer their questions about the railway. I think the prices were fair for our experience, although ...more

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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: All Aboard! (1523 words)
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) is the largest all-volunteer run heritage railway in the country, and runs through an area of beautiful countryside on the edge of the Cotswolds. The track used is part of the original Edwardian Cheltenham to Birmingham via Stratford upon Avon line, which closed to passenger trains in 1960, and then to goods trains in 1976. Following early work to keep this attractive stretch of line open, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Society was established with the aim of preserving the line and with the hope of one day re-establishing the service between Stratford racecourse and Cheltenham racecourse, where trains ... Read the complete review

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